Essays about: "profanities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word profanities.

  1. 1. On Swear Words and Rap Music: : A Diachronic Study of the Changes in the Use of Swear Words in Rap Music from the 1970s to the 2010s

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Filip Nikitas Metallinos Log; [2022]
    Keywords : Rap; music; corpus; functional categories; swear words;

    Abstract : It has previously been shown that music features progressively more swear words and profanities per word uttered over time, and that rap music is at the forefront of this change. Therefore, this study explores whether there have been significant changes in swear word usage in rap music between the genre's conception (1970s-1980s), its commercialization (1990s-2000s), and its current black rights and personhood movements (2010s), totaling 50 years from 1970 to 2019. READ MORE

  3. 2. English profanities in Nordic-language tweets : A comparative quantitative study

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Johannes Widegren; [2022]
    Keywords : Profanity; swearing; swear words; bad language; pragmatic borrowing; loanwords; contact linguistics; Nordic languages; Twitter; geo-tagging; Nordic Tweet Stream; adaptation; Fula ord; svärord; pragmatiska lån; lånord; kontaktlingvistik; nordiska språk; Twitter; geo-taggar; Nordic Tweet Stream; anpassning;

    Abstract : English profanities (i.e. potentially offensive words, including swear words) have been in use for decades in the Nordic languages – Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Finnish – and offer a multitude of opportunities for linguistic expression, along with the domestic, heritage profanities in each language. READ MORE

  4. 3. But, that’s how they talk in movies so it’s only fair! : Three Teachers’ Perspectives on the Emergence of Slang in Student Assignments in Swedish Upper-Secondary Schools

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Adrian Hernandez Pérez; [2020]
    Keywords : slang; cant; internet; assignment; theme;

    Abstract : Social media, movies and games all have something in common – they all have a tendency to foster slang. Adolescents of today consume these mediums virtually every day, and thus they easily adopt these slang terms faster than any other group. READ MORE

  5. 4. TRANSLATION OF TIME: A translation analysis of Chrono Trigger

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Filip Antonijevic; [2018-08-08]
    Keywords : japanska; translation; localization; male female speech; Chrono Trigger; skopos; foreignization; domestication; video games;

    Abstract : The purpose or aim of this study is to analyze and discuss how the personality of the character Frog was changed during the translation and localization of the game Chrono Trigger, with focus on how the use of male speech and sentencefinal particles were translated. The theoretical framework for analyzing of how Frog’s dialogue was changed during localization will be skopos theory, Venuti’s concept of foreignization and domestication and video game localization. READ MORE

  6. 5. Sacred Profanities : searching a language for dignity

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Charlotte Vibegaard; [2017]
    Keywords : kaos; kosmos; tröskel; sakral; profan; illusion; symbol; komposition; ceremonibyggnad; askspridnings;

    Abstract : Det sägs att Sverige är världens mest sekulariserade land, ett påstående som kan diskuteras och som väcker frågor kring vad som går förlorat nar vi lämnar religionen bakom oss. Även om allt färre är religiosa i ordets mer traditionella bemärkelse, finns det ett stort behov av att hålla ceremonier. READ MORE