Part of
Advances in Swearing Research: New languages and new contextsEdited by Kristy Beers Fägersten and Karyn Stapleton
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 282] 2017
► pp. 1–15
Edited by Kristy Beers Fägersten and Karyn Stapleton
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 282] 2017
► pp. 1–15
Introduction
Swearing research as variations on a theme
Article outline
- 1.The study of swearing
- 2.How much and how bad? Frequency and offensiveness in swearing research
- 2.1Frequency
- 2.2Offensiveness
- 3.Variations on a theme in swearing research
- 4.The present volume: New languages and new contexts
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