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English historical linguistics 2010 : selected papers from the sixteenth International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL 16), Pécs, 23-27 August 2010

by Irén Hegedűs (Editor), Alexandra Fodor (Editor)

Other authors: Krisda Chaemsaithong (Contributor), Mark Chambers (Contributor), Claudia Claridge (Contributor), Fran Colman (Contributor), Mark Davies (Contributor)13 more, Florian Dolberg (Contributor), Thomas Egan (Contributor), Alexander Haselow (Contributor), Ryuichi Hotta (Contributor), Judith Huber (Contributor), Sylwester Lodej (Contributor), Angelika Lutz (Contributor), Rafal Molencki (Contributor), Hans Frede Nielsen (Contributor), Matti Rissanen (Contributor), Reijirou Shibasaki (Contributor), Louise Sylvester (Contributor), Jerzy Welna (Contributor)

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The use of linguistic forms derived from the lexicon denoting sacred entities is often subject to tabooing behaviour. In the 15th and 16th century phrases like by gogges swete body or by cockes bones allowed speakers to address God without really saying the name; cf. Hock (1991: 295). The religious interjections based on the phonetically corrupt gog and cock are evidenced to have gained currency in the 16th century. In the 17th century all interjections based on religious appellations ceased to appear on stage in accordance with the regulations of the Act to Rest… (more)
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Hegedűs, IrénEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Fodor, AlexandraEditormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Chaemsaithong, KrisdaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Chambers, MarkContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Claridge, ClaudiaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Colman, FranContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Davies, MarkContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dolberg, FlorianContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Egan, ThomasContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Haselow, AlexanderContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hotta, RyuichiContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Huber, JudithContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lodej, SylwesterContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lutz, AngelikaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Molencki, RafalContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Nielsen, Hans FredeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rissanen, MattiContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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The use of linguistic forms derived from the lexicon denoting sacred entities is often subject to tabooing behaviour. In the 15th and 16th century phrases like by gogges swete body or by cockes bones allowed speakers to address God without really saying the name; cf. Hock (1991: 295). The religious interjections based on the phonetically corrupt gog and cock are evidenced to have gained currency in the 16th century. In the 17th century all interjections based on religious appellations ceased to appear on stage in accordance with the regulations of the Act to Rest

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