Essays about: "the word bitch"
Found 5 essays containing the words the word bitch.
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1. What Defines a Bitch? : A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis of the Evolution of Bitch in the Past Decade
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This study analyses and discusses the evolution of the word bitch in Twitter discourse between the years 2010 and 2020. From its beginnings as a derogatory term used to criticise women’s appearance and behaviour in 2010 to being used as an empowering term for women to find a sense of community in 2020, this study notes the significant meanings identified in a specialised social media corpus. READ MORE
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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 språkstudierAbstract : 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
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3. You Call me a Bitch Like It's a Bad Thing : A Study into the Current Use and Semantic Properties of the Noun Bitch
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : This paper analyses and discusses the present-day use of the noun bitch, as the term in contemporary usage seems to have started to deviate from the lexical definition. Traditionally considered an insult when applied to a woman, bitch has recently started being used as a self-imposed label rather than an applied one. READ MORE
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4. Rap Music: Differences in Derogatory Word Use Between Mainstream and LGBTQ Artists
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : This study aims at investigating differences in derogatory word use between heteronormative rap artists and rap artists identifying with LGBTQ norms. A list of six profane words to be content analysed was constructed. READ MORE
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5. “…this is teenage bitchiness” : A corpus-based study of teenagers’ use of the term bitch and its forms
University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskapAbstract : So far little research has been done on the term bitch exclusively. The aim of this essay is to find a pattern of teenagers’ uses of the word bitch in various contexts and in different grammatical forms. A further question is whether bitch can be considered a swearword or not. READ MORE