@article{danet_whoever_1992,
	title = {"{Whoever} {Alters} {This}, {May} {God} {Turn} {His} {Face} from {Him} on the {Day} of {Judgment}": {Curses} in {Anglo}-{Saxon} {Legal} {Documents}},
	volume = {105},
	issn = {0021-8715},
	url = {http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-8715%28199221%29105%3A416%3C132%3A%22ATMGT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6},
	abstract = {Curses are a form of "word magic." We present a typology of curses and then focus on one type―"whoever" curses intended to intimidate anyone violating the speaker or writer's wishes. Following a speech act analysis of "whoever" curses, we analyze a corpus of such curses in Anglo-Saxon legal documents. We discuss the structure and functions of curses and linguistic stylization. Curses are both a type of oral residue and evidence of growing awareness of the performative potential of writing.},
	number = {416},
	journal = {The Journal of American Folklore},
	author = {Danet, Brenda and Bogoch, Bryna},
	year = {1992},
	pages = {132--165}
}

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