Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms
Цена 18.24 - 24.99 USD
EAN/UPC/ISBN Code
9780316056564
Автор
Ralph Keyes
Издатель
Little, Brown and Company
Страниц
256
Год выпуска
2010
Форма выпуска
145x215
How did die become kick the bucket, underwear become unmentionables, and having an affair become hiking the Appalachian trail? Originally used to avoid blasphemy, honor taboos, and make nice, euphemisms have become embedded in the fabric of our language. Euphemania traces the origins of euphemisms from a tool of the church to a form of gentility to today"s instrument of commercial, political, and postmodern doublespeak. As much social commentary as a book for word lovers, Euphemania is a lively and thought-provoking look at the power of words and our power over them.