8.1228, Qs: Profanity

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Subject: 8.1228, Qs: Profanity

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Date:  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 17:03:06 +1000
From:  Stuart.Robinson at anu.edu.au (Stuart Robinson)
Subject:  Profanity

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Date:  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 17:03:06 +1000
From:  Stuart.Robinson at anu.edu.au (Stuart Robinson)
Subject:  Profanity

Can anyone point me to references on the semantics and sociolinguistics of
profanity both in English and in other languages?

Cheers,
Stuart Robinson

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Stuart Robinson <Stuart.Robinson at anu.edu.au>
Linguistics Department
Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200
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