Essays about: "offensiveness"

Found 5 essays containing the word offensiveness.

1. 1. Gender differences in the usage of mild versus strong swearwords and their pre-modifying adjectives : An analysis of findings in the BNC2014

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Katerina Swensson Doschoris; [2022]
   Keywords : Swearing; gender differences; pre-modifying adjectives; British National Corpus; sociolinguistics;

   Abstract : This essay presents a study on gender differences with a focus on mild and strong swearwords and their pre-modifying adjectives when describing a person, based on findings from the BNC2014. Previous research implies that men and women use different types of swearwords, suggesting that men tend to use stronger language than women. READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Multilingual identification of offensive content in social media

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Artificiell intelligens och integrerade datorsystem

   Author : Marc Pàmies Massip; [2020]
   Keywords : offensive language; hate speech; twitter; social media; nlp; ai; natural language processing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; bert; text classification;

   Abstract : In today’s society there is a large number of social media users that are free to express their opinion on shared platforms. The socio-cultural differences between the people behind those accounts (in terms of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, politics, . . . READ MORE

5. 4. "Damn good coffee" : Swear words and advertising

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Jim Westerholm; [2017]
   Keywords : Swearing; cursing; advertising; offensiveness;

   Abstract : Swear words and their role in advertising have been debated for a long time. There has been a general sentiment that the use of swear words should be avoided in ads so they would not appear crass or offensive. READ MORE

6. 5. Seeing Through their Eyes : Cultural Significance in the Reading and Interpretation of Offending Images

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

   Author : Tina Deenoo; [2010]
   Keywords : reception; Vogue Paris October 2009; Offending; Cocktail ou Autoportrait en Societe; Mehdi-Georges Lahlou; interpretation; blasphemy; blackface; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : Offending images are representations that hurt people’s feelings deeply. My thesis deals with the way in which people read and interpret these offending images. It becomes important to understand what makes some viewers vulnerable to a certain image thereby provoking strong reactions against it. READ MORE