Essays about: "english swearwords"
Found 3 essays containing the words english swearwords.
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1. Attitudes To Swearwords : Gender Differences among Native and Non-native Speakers of English
University essay from Institutionen för humanioraAbstract : .... READ MORE
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2. The x-word and its usage : Taboo words and swearwords in general, and x-words in newspapers
University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : All languages have words that are considered taboo – words that are not supposed to be said or used. Taboo words, or swearwords, can be used in many different ways and they can have different meanings depending on what context they appear in. Another aspect of taboo words is the euphemisms that are used in order to avoid obscene speech. READ MORE
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3. Don't mess with chicks in Burberry paddings : Semantic change in hip-hop lyrics and its impact on mainstream American English
University essay from Institutionen för humanioraAbstract : Some people might regard the language of hip-hop as being crude, sexist and inappropriate. Nevertheless, hip-hop culture can also be considered as one of the underground sources of word-formation and language change in mainstream English. Young people have always been a source of language variation and lexical innovation whether we like it or not. READ MORE