Essays about: "Language and rap"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Language and rap.

1. 1. “Hoy seguimos hablando y hoy estamos retomando la escritura del namui wam”  (Today we continue to speak (Namui Wam) and today we take back the writing of Namui Wam) : A case study of Language Practices and Ideologies of Namui Wam in a Misak school of Guambía

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

   Author : Nina Riedel; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This study aims to shed more light on the role indigenous languages have in bilingual education by focusing on the language use of Namui Wam in a Misak school of the territory of Guambía in Cauca, Colombia. Based on a critical linguistic ethnographical approach, this study investigates language ideologies and linguistic practices among teachers and students. READ MORE

3. 2. The Aspects of “Be” in selected rap and Hip Hop lyrics: A marker of cultural identity?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Beatriz Helgotsson; [2019-12-16]
   Keywords : engelska; African American Vernacular English; grammar; Hip Hop Nation Language; cultural identity; sociolinguistics;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the use of the African American English (AAVE) verb be in lyrics written and performed by four African American rappers, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Gucci Mane and Future. This paper also demonstrates how the verb be in AAVE is used by these rappers to construct cultural identity. READ MORE

4. 3. The Voice of the Voiceless : The use of African American Vernacular English and linguistic discourses in Tupac Shakur's Changes

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

   Author : Zahra Motavalli; [2019]
   Keywords : African American Vernacular English; discourse; representation; political activism; Tupac Shakur; Engelska; diskurser; representation; politisk aktivism; språkbruk;

   Abstract : Tupac Amaru Shakur was a successful African American musician, poet, and actor most renowned for tackling controversial subject matters in his music as well as using it as a platform to highlight his political opinions and social activism. Tupac used African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in his music. READ MORE

5. 4. High off her love - LOVE IS A DRUG : A comparative study of the use of love and sadness metaphors and their meaning in country and rap song lyrics

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Shona Lidström; [2017]
   Keywords : conceptual metaphor; LOVE; SADNESS; lyrics; MIP;

   Abstract : This paper researches the use of conceptual metaphors in rap and country song lyrics. It looks specifically at conceptual metaphors for the concepts of LOVE and SADNESS, focusing on what source domains are proposed in each genre, what similarities there are in source domains between the genres and the style of language found in the linguistic expressions in the two genres. READ MORE

6. 5. Rap Music: Differences in Derogatory Word Use Between Mainstream and LGBTQ Artists

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Jonas Brunner; [2015]
   Keywords : rap music; LGBTQ norms; profanities; gender differences;

   Abstract : This study aims at investigating differences in derogatory word use between heteronormative rap artists and rap artists identifying with LGBTQ norms. A list of six profane words to be content analysed was constructed. READ MORE