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100 1 a| Mieder, Wolfgang.=| ^A163585;

245 10 a| Call a spade a spade :b| from classical phrase to racial slur : a case study /c| Wolfgang Mieder.;

300 a| xi, 251 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| International folkloristics ;v| v. 2;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-242) and index.;

505 0 a| Early scholarship on the phrase (1851-1978) -- From Aristophanes to Erasmus of Rotterdam -- The expression in dictionaries of quotations -- The phrase in proverb and idiom collections -- Spade = shovel, eunuch, card, and "black" -- Literary texts from the 16th to the 20th century -- Scholarly use of the proverbial expression -- Use of the phrase in the mass media -- Innocuous proverbial phrase or racial slur? -- The phrase in advertisements and cartoons -- Four demographic studies of the expression.;

650 0 a| Spade (The English word)=| ^A533453;

650 0 a| English languagex| Idioms.=| ^A173390;

650 0 a| Racism in language.=| ^A128639;

650 0 a| Proverbs, English.=| ^A24014;

650 0 a| Figures of speech.=| ^A32282;

830 0 a| International folkloristics ;v| v. 2.=| ^A691499;

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998 a| 902110;

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Call a spade a spade : from classical phrase to racial slur : a case study / Wolfgang Mieder.

Author/creator	Mieder, Wolfgang
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Peter Lang, ©2002.
Description	xi, 251 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Spade (The English word) English language--Idioms. Racism in language. Proverbs, English. Figures of speech.

Series	International folkloristics ; v. 2 International folkloristics ; v. 2. ^A691499
Contents	Early scholarship on the phrase (1851-1978) -- From Aristophanes to Erasmus of Rotterdam -- The expression in dictionaries of quotations -- The phrase in proverb and idiom collections -- Spade = shovel, eunuch, card, and "black" -- Literary texts from the 16th to the 20th century -- Scholarly use of the proverbial expression -- Use of the phrase in the mass media -- Innocuous proverbial phrase or racial slur? -- The phrase in advertisements and cartoons -- Four demographic studies of the expression.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-242) and index.
LCCN	2002004102
ISBN	0820461768 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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