Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit: Untranslatable insults, put-downs and curses from around the world - Brossura

Robert Vanderplank, Dr

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0330464485 ISBN 13: 9780330464482

Casa editrice: Pan Books, 2008

Riassunto

Whether borne out of surprise, anger, passion or humour, curses and insults make up some of the most colourful and profound phrases in a language, offering insight into cultural mores and a greater understanding of the most fundamental social and personal taboos. Organized by language for an overview of each culture's favoured profanities, this beautifully illustrated volume -- put together by language experts from around the world -- is an essential reference to the brilliantly inventive, funny, scorchingly insulting words you won't learn in a language class...

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Descrizione del libro:

An essential collection of the world's most colourful insults

L'autore:

Dr Robert Vanderplank is the Director of the Oxford University Language Centre. He studied Modern Languages at the University of Kent and obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics at Edinburgh University. He has also taught at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England and Helsinki University, Finland.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Pan Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0330464485
• ISBN 13: 9780330464482
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 128