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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Autor: Crespo Fernández, Eliecer
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
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Sex
Taboo
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title Sexually explicit euphemism in Martin Amiss Yellow Dog
spellingShingle Sexually explicit euphemism in Martin Amiss Yellow Dog
Crespo Fernández, Eliecer
Euphemism
Sex
Taboo
title_short Sexually explicit euphemism in Martin Amiss Yellow Dog
title_full Sexually explicit euphemism in Martin Amiss Yellow Dog
title_fullStr Sexually explicit euphemism in Martin Amiss Yellow Dog
title_full_unstemmed Sexually explicit euphemism in Martin Amiss Yellow Dog
title_sort Sexually explicit euphemism in Martin Amiss Yellow Dog
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Crespo Fernández, Eliecer
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Sex
Taboo
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Sex
Taboo
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