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Your Mother's Tongue: Book of European Invective [Hardcover]

Stephen Burgen (Author)

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Publication Date: 10 Oct 1996 | ISBN-10: 0575061316 | ISBN-13: 978-0575061316 | Edition: 1st Edition
This work provides an exploration of insults and swearwords in the European Union. It shows that what is invective in one country is sweet talk in another, explaining why you should never call a Finn a Swede, a Portugese woman a nanny-goat or a Spanish one a vixen.

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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 1st Edition edition (10 Oct 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0575061316
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575061316
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.8 x 2 cm
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,179,754 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliant Read 9 April 2002
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This is an hilarious romp through the minefield of "invective". Taking a pan-European perspective, Burgen leads us through the taboos and nuances of language, the why and how of our swearing. One suspects that this was a labour of love for Burgen, as he clearly enjoys exposing the biases and prejudices of his British roots and those of his European confreres. Not for the faint-hearted and those shy of four letter words, this is a truly brilliant read.
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