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A funny and fascinating exploration of our reliance upon swear words, insults, and the artfully placed expletive. This book shows why conversation dies in crowded elevators and what drives us to curse at our laptops. The Art of Verbal Warfare is, when all is said and done, the s…
"A funny and fascinating exploration of our reliance upon swear words, insults, and the artfully placed expletive, damn it. We use salty or artful language to win arguments, slander, cheat, and bully, as well as to express feelings of joy or frustration by swearing or "blowing …
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1 Night -- 2 The Animal Inside Us -- 3 Goodbye to the Animal Kingdom -- 4 Phantom Limbs and Figments of the Mind -- 5 Shamans in the Shadows -- 6 Voices on the Plains -- 7 Dawn -- Epilogue -- Bibliogr…
La quatrième de couverture indique: "In this work, originally published in Dutch, Rik Smits theorizes that language could not have developed originally as a system of communication. It is, instead, the result of combining separate abilities, each of which developed independently…
In this work, originally published in Dutch, Rik Smits theorizes that language could not have developed originally as a system of communication. It is, instead, the result of combining separate abilities, each of which developed independently to aid the survival of early humans.…
In this work, originally published in Dutch, Rik Smits theorizes that language could not have developed originally as a system of communication. It is, instead, the result of combining separate abilities, each of which developed independently to aid the survival of early humans.…
In this work, originally published in Dutch, Rik Smits theorizes that language could not have developed originally as a system of communication. It is, instead, the result of combining separate abilities, each of which developed independently to aid the survival of early humans.…
In this work, originally published in Dutch, Rik Smits theorizes that language could not have developed originally as a system of communication. It is, instead, the result of combining separate abilities, each of which developed independently to aid the survival of early humans.…