Essays about: "swear word"

Found 5 essays containing the words swear word.

1. 1. On Swear Words and Rap Music: : A Diachronic Study of the Changes in the Use of Swear Words in Rap Music from the 1970s to the 2010s

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

   Author : Filip Nikitas Metallinos Log; [2022]
   Keywords : Rap; music; corpus; functional categories; swear words;

   Abstract : It has previously been shown that music features progressively more swear words and profanities per word uttered over time, and that rap music is at the forefront of this change. Therefore, this study explores whether there have been significant changes in swear word usage in rap music between the genre's conception (1970s-1980s), its commercialization (1990s-2000s), and its current black rights and personhood movements (2010s), totaling 50 years from 1970 to 2019. READ MORE

3. 2. You know who pop the most shit? : A study of profanity and gender differences in modern pop music

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Johanna Sandén; [2020]
   Keywords : Profanity; swear words; gender; frequency; profanity profiles; music lyrics;

   Abstract : Are there any gender differences in how profanity is used in modern pop music in 2019? The purpose of this study was to analyse music lyrics with particular attention paid to frequency and profanity profiles between female and male artists. The corpus used in the investigation contains a total of 34 music lyrics equally divided between the genders and was collected from a Billboard chart called “Hot 100 Songs”. READ MORE

4. 3. Sociolinguistics of Swearing : A corpus-based investigation of male and female use of damn, darn, hell and heck in soap operas compared to real life

   University essay from Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Sabine Mårtensson Vahlqvist; [2013]
   Keywords : Damn; darn; heck; hell; soap operas; sociolinguistics; swearing;

   Abstract : This essay will investigate male and female usage of four swear words: hell, heck, damn and darn. A minor part of the essay focuses on comparing real life speech (by using the Longman Corpus of Spoken American English) with scripted language in soap operas (the SOAP corpus). READ MORE

5. 4. Dealing with Cultural Issues in Translating Blog Columns by Jeff Klima

   University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

   Author : Sofia Sundqvist; [2011]
   Keywords : adaption; adaptation; cultural idioms; cultural references; direct translation; famous people; oblique translation; pop culture; stereotypes; swear words;

   Abstract : The aim of this essay is to identify and discuss possible solutions to problems regarding the translation of certain cultural references in blog columns by the American author Jeff Klima. More specifically, these cultural references are general cultural aspects, swear words and references to people. READ MORE

6. 5. Offensive Language in Sex and the City : A study of male and female characters’ use of taboo words

   University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Madelene Skillström Bygg; [2006]
   Keywords : Gender; swearing; offensive language; taboo; male; female; Sex and the City;

   Abstract : There are words and topics of conversation that are considered taboo and offensive in the English language. Offensive words can be divided into different categories, based on the way they are used and in what situation. Topics of conversation that are considered taboo are for example sexual activity and death. READ MORE