Essays about: "slang"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 essays containing the word slang.

1. 1. Drag Slang in RuPaul’s Drag Race : Strategies and Success of the Japanese Translation

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Ossi Artturi Väätäinen; [2024]
   Keywords : Drag queen; Slang translation; Audiovisual translation; English Japanese translation; Queer community;

   Abstract : This paper presents a study on the translation of slang used by drag queens. The study aims to examine how the slang used by drag queens in RuPaul’s Drag Race season 12 is translated into Japanese. The translation strategies used are revealed and the faithfulness of the translation is discussed. READ MORE

3. 2. Making the Old New Again : A Corpus Analysis of Semantic Change in Contemporary American English Slang

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Matthew Gallaher; [2023]
   Keywords : semantics; semantic change; corpus studies; corpus linguistics; slang; collocates; context analysis;

   Abstract : This study used a combination of historical and contemporary corpora to investigate semantic change within the contemporary American English slang words swag, flex, and swole. This study involved two parts. READ MORE

4. 3. The Integration of Chinese Internet Neologisms into Everyday Language: An Empirical Study Using Baidu Index and Online Surveys

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kinesiska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Weicheng Li; [2023]
   Keywords : Internet neologisms; language integration; search trends; familiarity; patterns; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The emergence of the Internet language has profoundly impacted everyday communication in China. This study examines the integration of Chinese Internet neologisms into everyday language. READ MORE

5. 4. A Hybrid Approach to Hate Speech Detection

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Simon Rickardsson; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : An interesting question is to what extent can background knowledge help in the context of text classification. To address this in more detail, can a traditional rulebased classifier help boost the accuracy of learned models? We explore this here for detecting hate speech and offensive language in online text. READ MORE

6. 5. Torima, Sutabaru? A Quantitative Study on Current Japanese Youth Language

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Luna Sörensson; [2023]
   Keywords : Japanese language; youth language; slang; wakamono kotoba; wakamonogo; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : In this thesis, several current and former trends of Japanese youth language are examined through the perspective of age-appropriate speakers, following previous scholarly arguments that youth language research is fraught with judgements made by non-members of the relevant age group. By the means of a quantitative online questionnaire, the study seeks to find examples of expressions that Japanese individuals from their late teens to their early twenties consider to be youth language, items they feel are particularly contemporary or obsolete, and the types of youth language expressions they make frequent use of themselves. READ MORE