Sexually explicit euphemism in Martin Amiss Yellow Dog
The main aim of this paper is to provide an overview of a euphemistic modality that I shall call ‘explicit euphemism’, i.e. a means of dealing with the realm of sex while avoiding the coarse words, especially the so-called ‘four-letter words’ relatedto sex (cunt, fuck, etc.). The present study inten...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha |
| Repository: | RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/42364 |
| Online Access: | http://www.miscelaneajournal.net/index.php/misc https://hdl.handle.net/10578/42364 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Euphemism Sex Taboo |
| Summary: | The main aim of this paper is to provide an overview of a euphemistic modality that I shall call ‘explicit euphemism’, i.e. a means of dealing with the realm of sex while avoiding the coarse words, especially the so-called ‘four-letter words’ relatedto sex (cunt, fuck, etc.). The present study intends to explore the patterns of explicit euphemism via examples excerpted from Martin Amis’s Yellow Dog. |
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