Essays about: "derogatory language"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words derogatory language.

  1. 1. Informal - Informal architecture of South and Central America

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Andrea Jean Hansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Vernacular; architecture; South America; Central America;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to address the topic of informal vernacular architecture in a focal group of chosen villages in South and Central America. With the goal to represent their informal architecture and its connection to identity, culture, and sustainability. READ MORE

  3. 2. God, the Nation, and the King in Everyday Life : Everyday politics and everyday religion in an urban Jordanian context

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Julia Sandin Bard; [2022]
    Keywords : everyday politics; everyday resistance; everyday support; everyday religion; lived religion; Jordan; political engagement;

    Abstract : Scholars and experts speak of a political apathy and a lack of political engagement in Jordan. In conventional studies of political engagement a large part of the actual everyday engagement of “the ordinary” is overlooked as it does not conform to the prevailing view of political or civic engagement. READ MORE

  4. 3. Japanese Native Speakers’ Derogatory Language Use Against Men and Women

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Oliver Braun; [2021]
    Keywords : impoliteness; gender; insults; derogatory language; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the differences between how Japanese native speakers use insults and derogatory language toward men and women. Initially, impoliteness is described as an area of sociolinguistics that explores face-threatening acts, the offensiveness of which is modified by various factors, such as the interlocutors’ relationship and gender. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. “A man-hating lesbian feminist”: a study of the collocations of the word feminist

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Josefin Albertsson; [2011-03-29]
    Keywords : feminist; collocation; attitudes; English; newspapers; corpus; Britain;

    Abstract : The use of sexist language reveals a great deal about a society´s attitudes towards women. Studies have previously shown that the English language holds far more negative and pejorative terms for women than for men. READ MORE