Male and Female Attitudes towards Swear Words: A Case Study at Binus International School
Swear words are generally used to articulate anger, pain, excitement, frustration, or surprise. It is often imitated by children who may not really understand the meaning of the swear words. This survey-based study aims to identify the swear utterances of male and female teenagers, find out their co...
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| description | Swear words are generally used to articulate anger, pain, excitement, frustration, or surprise. It is often imitated by children who may not really understand the meaning of the swear words. This survey-based study aims to identify the swear utterances of male and female teenagers, find out their commonly-used swear words, and investigate whether bilingual male or female students of Grade 12, Binus International School, Simprug, Jakarta, use more swear words. A combination of multiple choice and open-ended questionnaire was constructed and the analysis revealed that swearing is inevitable and becomes a part of the male and female language repertoire. Both groups of students are said to employ the use of Indonesian and English swear words in carrying-out conversations in order to release stress and express intense emotions. However, male students tend to use more swear words that are associated with sexuality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4a39ed245e54087832a05276c5ea20f2022-12-22T00:21:46ZengPetra Christian UniversityK@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Language and Literature1411-26392302-62942014-01-011627176Male and Female Attitudes towards Swear Words: A Case Study at Binus International SchoolMaria Fe S. Nicolau0Katharina Endriati Sukamto1 Binus International School Atma Jaya Catholic University, Yogyakaarta Swear words are generally used to articulate anger, pain, excitement, frustration, or surprise. It is often imitated by children who may not really understand the meaning of the swear words. This survey-based study aims to identify the swear utterances of male and female teenagers, find out their commonly-used swear words, and investigate whether bilingual male or female students of Grade 12, Binus International School, Simprug, Jakarta, use more swear words. A combination of multiple choice and open-ended questionnaire was constructed and the analysis revealed that swearing is inevitable and becomes a part of the male and female language repertoire. Both groups of students are said to employ the use of Indonesian and English swear words in carrying-out conversations in order to release stress and express intense emotions. However, male students tend to use more swear words that are associated with sexuality.http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ing/article/view/19357Swear words; attitude; teenagers; gender differences |
| spellingShingle | Maria Fe S. Nicolau Katharina Endriati Sukamto Male and Female Attitudes towards Swear Words: A Case Study at Binus International School K@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Language and Literature Swear words; attitude; teenagers; gender differences |
| title | Male and Female Attitudes towards Swear Words: A Case Study at Binus International School |
| title_full | Male and Female Attitudes towards Swear Words: A Case Study at Binus International School |
| title_fullStr | Male and Female Attitudes towards Swear Words: A Case Study at Binus International School |
| title_full_unstemmed | Male and Female Attitudes towards Swear Words: A Case Study at Binus International School |
| title_short | Male and Female Attitudes towards Swear Words: A Case Study at Binus International School |
| title_sort | male and female attitudes towards swear words a case study at binus international school |
| topic | Swear words; attitude; teenagers; gender differences |
| url | http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ing/article/view/19357 |
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