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Shit-samma, jävla asshole och fucking fitta: en socio-pragmatisk studie av attityd till engelska svordomar och engelska svordomars förekomst i svenska

El Mourid Kulla, Joy LU (2021) ALSK13 20202
Division of Linguistics and Cognitive Semiotics
General Linguistics
Abstract
The purpose of this BA thesis is to investigate the attitude young speakers of Swedish between the ages nineteen and twenty-eight have to English swearwords in Swedish, compared to Swedish swearwords in Swedish. Seven swearwords were included for each language, resulting in fourteen swearwords in total. The study is divided into i) a quantitative study and ii) a qualitative study, both using a questionnaire: the first part will investigate which swear words are considered to have the most negative charge, whilst in the second part the participants elaborate on what has been discussed in the questionnaire. The results show that young Swedish speakers perceive the Swedish swearwords as carrying a greater negative charge than the English... (More)
The purpose of this BA thesis is to investigate the attitude young speakers of Swedish between the ages nineteen and twenty-eight have to English swearwords in Swedish, compared to Swedish swearwords in Swedish. Seven swearwords were included for each language, resulting in fourteen swearwords in total. The study is divided into i) a quantitative study and ii) a qualitative study, both using a questionnaire: the first part will investigate which swear words are considered to have the most negative charge, whilst in the second part the participants elaborate on what has been discussed in the questionnaire. The results show that young Swedish speakers perceive the Swedish swearwords as carrying a greater negative charge than the English swearwords. Swedish speakers use English and Swedish swear words in different context. English swearwords are associated with playful situations whereas Swedish swearwords are used in more serious situations. (Less)
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author
El Mourid Kulla, Joy LU
supervisor
organization
course
ALSK13 20202
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
sociolingvistik, pragmatik, svordomar, engelska, svenska, pragmatiskt lån
language
Swedish
id
9041686
date added to LUP
2021-03-11 15:39:14
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2021-03-11 15:39:14
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this BA thesis is to investigate the attitude young speakers of Swedish between the ages nineteen and twenty-eight have to English swearwords in Swedish, compared to Swedish swearwords in Swedish. Seven swearwords were included for each language, resulting in fourteen swearwords in total. The study is divided into i) a quantitative study and ii) a qualitative study, both using a questionnaire: the first part will investigate which swear words are considered to have the most negative charge, whilst in the second part the participants elaborate on what has been discussed in the questionnaire. The results show that young Swedish speakers perceive the Swedish swearwords as carrying a greater negative charge than the English swearwords. Swedish speakers use English and Swedish swear words in different context. English swearwords are associated with playful situations whereas Swedish swearwords are used in more serious situations.}},
  author       = {{El Mourid Kulla, Joy}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Shit-samma, jävla asshole och fucking fitta: en socio-pragmatisk studie av attityd till engelska svordomar och engelska svordomars förekomst i svenska}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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