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In:Handbook of Pragmatics: 24th Annual Installment
Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren
[Handbook of Pragmatics 24] 2022
► pp. 220–233

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Obscenity, slurs, and taboo

 | Monash University
Published online: 6 April 2022
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https://doi.org/10.1075/hop.24.obs1
Article outline
  • 1.The concepts
  • 2.The social dynamics
  • 3.Historical change
  • 4.Connotation and emotional response
  • 5.Homonyms, ambiguity, avoidance, and persistence
  • 6.Abuse and reclamation
  • 7.Insulting slurs
  • 8.Conclusion: Dysphemistic euphemism
  • Notes
  • References
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