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Taboo Language in Bahraini Arabic

International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 2023
This paper explores the use of taboo language in Bahraini Arabic, drawing on two frameworks put forth by Qanbar (2011) and Brown and Levinson (1978, 1987) regarding categorizing taboo language in the case of the former and the politeness theory in the case of the latter.
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An Analysis of English Taboo Words Used by 9gag.com Users in January 2013 [PDF]

, 2014
Keywords : Sociolinguistics, taboo words, “9gag.com” website, internet memes.Taboo is one study of sociolinguistics that has relation with culture and society.
ALFARISI, M. I. (M)
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PENGGUNAAN BAHASA TABU DALAM UNGKAPAN PENDAKI GUNUNG LAWU

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The purpose of this study is to analyze and describe the use of taboo language in expressions used by Mount Lawu climbers using a comparative historical linguistic approach. This type of research is qualitative descriptive research.
Yuninar Shirin Ibadia, Chattri Sigit Widyastuti   +1 more
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Swearing in the Movies: Intratextual and Extratextual Functions of Taboo

Anglo Saxonica
Audiovisual media reflect language use in the community and the context of attitudes and stereotypes regarding different language varieties. Against this backdrop, taboo language has become a frequent resource for linguistic characterisation in cinema ...
Catarina Xavier
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TABU BAHASA WANITA TENTANG ISU CHILDFREE PADA AKUN INSTAGRAM @GITASAV

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This research discusses language taboos. Language taboo is defined as speech that is prohibited or refers to taboos in action, social or cultural. This research aims to examine the types of women's taboo language on the Instagram account @gitasav which ...
Tria Yunita, Chattri Sigit Widyastuti
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A sociolinguistic study of taboo expressions in Spanish from Spain: usage and attitudes [PDF]

Estudios Interlingüísticos, 2022
The present study investigates the sociolinguistic variation of genitalia-related taboo expressions across gender, age and level of education with the purpose of unveiling how these variables affect the use of and attitudes towards said expressions.
Marta Sánchez Cócera, Inés de la Villa Vecilla   +1 more
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Euphemism of taboo translation in the Big Little Lies Series

Diglosia, 2023
To maintain cultural conformity and moral standards and ensure the target language can receive the message. Translators often use translation strategies that replace or disguise taboo words with more neutral and polite expressions to express the same ...
Rita Lestari, Adi Sutrisno
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Just For The Hell Of It: A Comparison Of Two Taboo-Term Constructions [PDF]

, 2007
The two English constructions exemplified in Let\u27s get the hell out of here (type G) and They beat the hell out of him (type B) differ both syntactically and semantically, but in both the taboo expression has the force of an intensifier.
Hoeksema, J., Napoli, Donna Jo
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What Heritage Bilinguals Tell Us about the Language of Emotion

Languages, 2022
Variation in the language experience of bilinguals has consequences for cognitive and affective processes. In the current study, we examined how bilingual experience influences the relationship between language and emotion in English among a group of ...
Nicole A. Vargas Fuentes, Judith F. Kroll, Julio Torres   +2 more
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An investigation of ESOL teachers' attitudes towards teaching about taboo English in the second language classroom [PDF]

, 2005
Taboo English is an area of inquiry that has been overlooked in the research literature. Little appears to be published on the phenomenon of taboo language and its teaching implications for adult ESL/EFL students learning conversational English.
Holster, Dianna
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