Descript |
x, 147 p. : ill. |
Contents |
Introduction : Rude Britannia? / Mina Gorji -- 'The indefinable something' : representing rudeness in the English dictionary / Lynda Mugglestone -- Poubellication : in the lexical dunny with the furphy king from down under / Valentine Cunningham -- Rude words / Tom Paulin -- Orwell's dirty postcards / David Pascoe -- How Viz made Britain ruder / Theo Tait -- Bosom of the nation : page three in the 1970s and 1980s / Rebecca Loncraine -- When Saturday comes : the boundaries of football rudeness / Tony Crowley -- Redefining rudeness : from polite social intercourse to 'good communication' / Deborah Cameron. |
ISBN |
9780203390153 (e-book) |
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