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Index
Cover page
Halftitle page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Preface
Halftitle page
1. Profanity: The Great Debate(s)
In the Beginning
Babel Restored
What is Profanity, Even?
Vulgarity
The Age of Profanity
2. Intimacy, Exceptionalism, and Having It Both Ways
Intimacy and Solidarity
Exceptionalism_ An Interlude
Having it both Ways
In Praise of Profanity
3. Expletive and Euphemism
Shit-Slinging Chimpanzees
Language as Gesture
Pragmatic Profanity
Profanity and the End of Language
The Paradox of Euphemism
True Euphemisms
Euphemism and Politeness
Euphemism as Palimpsest
Parodies of Euphemism
4. Artful Profanity
Philosophical Profanity
Political Profanity
Profanity Performed
Penultimate Profanity
Coda: Ultimate Profanity
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