Gender differences in usage of bitch and cunt across time : An analysis of findings in the BNC1994 and the BNC2014

Gender differences in usage of bitch and cunt across time : An analysis of findings in the BNC1994 and the BNC2014

This essay presents a study on gender differences with a focus on swearing and taboo language, based on findings from the BNC1994 and the BNC2014. Bitch and cunt are two words that are linked to the female gender, but previous research has shown that they are used differently by men and women. The u...

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Main Author: Siikavaara, Josefina
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för humaniora 2021
Subjects:
swearing
taboo language
bitch
cunt
gender differences
age differences
British National Corpus
linguistics
General Language Studies and Linguistics
Jämförande språkvetenskap och allmän lingvistik
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-35105

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