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THE STUDY OF TABOO AND EUPHEMISM ON THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITAS PAMULANG
Lire Journal, 2020 This study was aimed to find out the kinds of taboo and euphemism words among college students of faculty of letter at Universitas Pamulang, and the reasons why the students select to utter taboo or euphemisms.
Haryati Haryati
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مجلة الآداب, 2019 People have a tendency to, instead of saying harsh and brunt things, express what they think in suitable mitigatingways to make the communication more smooth and comfort. Euphemism is one of the effective ways of communication for that purpose.
Yaghdan R. Mahdi, Mayada R. Eesa
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The Linguistic Study of Euphemism in Ilami Kurdish [PDF]
مطالعات زبانها و گویشهای غرب ایران, 2014 Euphemism is a linguistic style used by language speakers to substitute taboo words and expressions. Since it is a common phenomenon in all cultures, it is a ubiquitous feature for every language.
Bahman Zandi, Karamullah Palizban
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On the Mechanisms of Grammatical Implementation of the Euphemistic Meaning
RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and SemanticsThe relevance of the work has been determined by the necessity to study the features of derivative transformations that do not correspond to the ritually expected grammatical mechanisms (grammar mistakes (inconsistency)) of the euphemism explication in ...
Olga S. Zubkova, Svetlana A. Logvina
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton +4 more
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Bashkir Birth-Related Vocabulary: Taboos and Euphemisms
Oriental Studies, 2020 . Introduction. This article examines the use of taboos and euphemisms in birth-related vocabulary of the Bashkir language. Goals. The paper reveals both linguistic facts and those of traditional ritual culture, ethnic worldviews.
Gulnaz R. Karimova
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how national education in Hong Kong functions as a contested arena in which state and non‐state actors struggle over the meaning of citizenship, identity and schooling. Using inductive frame analysis of 319 news articles (2020–2025) from five Chinese‐ and English‐language outlets, it identifies diagnostic, prognostic and ...
Jason Cong Lin
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Racial inequalities are pervasive in higher education despite concerted efforts to redress issues of access, progression and continuation. Little attention has been paid to how universities themselves construct race within their policy texts.
Benjamin Hart, Mirna Šumatić
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El eufemismo léxico del discurso político y sus efectos cognitivos
Logos: Revista de Lingüística, Literatura y Filosofía, 2017 In some studies about euphemism it has been pointed out that politicians usually resort to euphemistic expressions to conceal unpleasant facts that could damage their own image (Rodríguez González, 1991; Roldán Pérez, 2003; Crespo Fernández, 2005a). This
Nuria Barranco Flores
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Adolescents' Experiences of Hate Speech and Psychological Needs: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescents are increasingly exposed to hate speech in both online and offline contexts, yet limited research has examined how such exposure is experienced and how it relates to adolescents' psychological needs and well‐being. Drawing on Self‐Determination Theory (SDT), this study explores how adolescents make sense of hate speech
Tomas Jungert +6 more
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