Essays about: "shit"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word shit.

  1. 1. English profanities in Nordic-language tweets : A comparative quantitative study

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Johannes Widegren; [2022]
    Keywords : Profanity; swearing; swear words; bad language; pragmatic borrowing; loanwords; contact linguistics; Nordic languages; Twitter; geo-tagging; Nordic Tweet Stream; adaptation; Fula ord; svärord; pragmatiska lån; lånord; kontaktlingvistik; nordiska språk; Twitter; geo-taggar; Nordic Tweet Stream; anpassning;

    Abstract : English profanities (i.e. potentially offensive words, including swear words) have been in use for decades in the Nordic languages – Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Finnish – and offer a multitude of opportunities for linguistic expression, along with the domestic, heritage profanities in each language. READ MORE

  3. 2. This shit gonna get real heavy - A quantitative study on the use of African-American Vernacular English in The Wire and The Princess and the Frog. : This shit gonna get real heavy - En kvantitativ studie om hur afroamerikansk engelska används i The Wire och Prinsessan och grodan.

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Viktor Everstam; [2021]
    Keywords : African-American Vernacular English; AAVE; English; entertainment; linguistics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate how the spoken variety African-American VernacularEnglish (AAVE) is used in entertainment. This is performed by comparing the spoken language oftwo fictional characters from two different sources of entertainment who are depicted as AAVEspeakers. READ MORE

  4. 3. Grammar "bores the crap out of me!": A mixed-method study on the XTYOFZ construction and its usage by ESL and ENL speakers

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Nok Chin Lydia Chan; [2021]
    Keywords : Construction Grammar; constructions; corpus linguistics; ESL; processing; priming; Jabberwocky sentences.;

    Abstract : Different from Generative Grammar which sees grammar as a formal system of how words are put together to form sentences, Construction Grammar suggests that grammar is more than just rules and surface forms; instead, grammar includes many form-and-meaning pairings which are called constructions. For years, Construction Grammarians have been investigating constructions with various approaches, including corpus-linguistics, pedagogical, second language acquisition and so on, yet there is still room for exploration. READ MORE

  5. 4. "Shit happens, now we just have to adapt and survive" : Perceptions of residential drug rehabilitation workers on Covid-19 challenges

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

    Author : Emma Åberg; Tiina Riipinen; [2021]
    Keywords : Residential Drug Rehabilitation; Social Work; Covid-19; Sweden; Drug Rehabilitation;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to explore what challenges the Covid-19 pandemic has posed on residential drug rehabilitation practices in Sweden from the perceptions of the workers and how these challenges are managed. This was studied through three semi-structured qualitative interviews. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gymnasielagen "It is nice that it came, but it is a shit law": Experiences and Perspectives of People Affected by One of Sweden's Temporary Migration Laws

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Boukje Fokkema; [2021]
    Keywords : gymnasielagen; limitations; possibilities; temporary residence permits; unaccompanied minors gymnasielagen; möjligheter; begränsningar; tillfälliga uppehållstillstånd; ensamkommande ungdomar; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2017 the Upper Secondary School Act [Hereafter gymnasielag/en] was adopted in Sweden and provided temporary residence permits and a chance of permanent residency to ‘unaccompanied refugee minors’ who previously had been denied asylum. This study includes voices of four young people who have managed to fulfil this journey from temporary permits to permanent. READ MORE