Review published In: Pragmatics and Society
Vol. 12:2 (2021) ► pp.339–343
Book review
. Taboo in discourse: Studies on attenuation and offence in communication. Bern: Peter Lang, 2018. 307 pp. ISBN 978-3-0343-3018-3 (hb)
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Published online: 3 June 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/ps.00042.ron
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