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1. 1. 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

3. 2. A corpus-based study on the polysemy of the attributive adjective fucking

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Rasmus Tarland; [2010]
   Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : While discussing the possibility of investigating the polysemy of an English profanity as the topic for this essay, Dylan Glynn, who is supervising this work, pointed to an (albeit old) edition of an Oxford English Dictionary resting on a shelf in his office in order to look up the definition[s] of the lexeme fuck. However, the entry was nowhere to be found, and this only added to the interest of the topic. READ MORE

4. 3. The x-word and its usage : Taboo words and swearwords in general, and x-words in newspapers

   University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Katarina Lindahl; [2008]
   Keywords : Taboo; swearing; cursing; the f-word; the x-word; the c-word; the n-word; offensive language; media; newspapers;

   Abstract : 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