Essays about: "gender differences in language use of slang"

Found 4 essays containing the words gender differences in language use of slang.

  1. 1. A Case Study: The Difference of Slang Usage Between Girls and Boys During Grade 9 English as a Second Language Lessons, and How it is Viewed and Used by English Teachers in Their Teaching

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Emma Ahlbin; [2022]
    Keywords : Slang; secondary school; gender language; self-categorization; humor; ESL; youth;

    Abstract : The present study aims to investigate if grade 9 English students, being 15-16 years old, attending a Swedish secondary school, use English slang during their English as a second language lessons, and if so, why they do it, and if there are any differences between the two genders in their slang usage. In order to incorporate a didactic perspective, it is also examined how English teachers deal with their students’ slang usage. READ MORE

  3. 2. "Breaking the lawn chair, skinning the fish" : Categorization and Gender Differences in Slang Use in the TV Series Sex Education

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

    Author : Michele Lopez; [2021]
    Keywords : slang; Sex Education; taboo words; proper slang; pragmatic markers; gender perspective;

    Abstract : This essay, entitled “Breaking the lawn chair, skinning the fish” - Categorization and Gender Differences in Slang Use in the TV Series Sex Education, claims that slang is part of our everyday language use and it can be found even on TV nowadays. In fact, contemporary TV series often portray a language use that includes informal language and slang expressions and words. READ MORE

  4. 3. Attitudes Towards and Uses of the Japanese Adverbzenzen by Swedish Learners of Japanese

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Jonas Wallgren; [2015]
    Keywords : linguistics; second language acquisition; word usage; adverb; language variation;

    Abstract : The word zenzen is an adverb that is used frequently in daily conversational Japanese. From the Meiji period (1868-1912) until the early Showa period (1924-1989) the word was used together with both affirmative and negative words to form expressions. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Use of Slang in British English : A Study of the Slang used in Football Factory and Little Britain

    University essay from Humanvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tim Pedersen; [2009]
    Keywords : Slang; Covert Prestige; Britsh;

    Abstract : The languages of the world are constantly changing and slang intrudes the vocabulary of many people all over the world. But what is slang and where does it come from? Are there differences in the slang that men and women use? And what is the point of using slang? It seems that the slang that was used by previous generations has either gone out of use or has now become a part of accepted standard language; basically, the youth of today reject the slang that their parents used. READ MORE