Episode 129: Chaucer’s Vulgar Tongue [EXPLICIT LANGUAGE]
The History of English Podcast
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The Evolution of Vulgar Language
This chapter discusses the evolution of the word 'vulgar' and its connection to common, ordinary people and their language. It explores how words that are considered vulgar today had different meanings in earlier centuries, and delves into the origin and evolution of taboo words in the Middle Ages.
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