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Publication details [#1791]

Allan, Keith and Kate Burridge. 1991. Euphemism and Dysphemism: Language Used as Shield and Weapon. Oxford: Oxford University Press . xii, 263 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
"go a lot" | "go to the stool" | acronym | body part metaphor | circumlocution | diabetes | dysphemism | euphemism | hyperbole | metaphor | semantics | shield metaphor | taboo word | technical jargon | understatement | weapon metaphor
ISBN
0195066227