Male and Female Attitudes towards Swear Words: A Case Study at Binus International School  

Oleh:

Nicolau, Maria Fe S. ; Sukamto, Katharina Endriati

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah nasional - terakreditasi DIKTI
Dalam koleksi: K@ta [Kata]: a biannual publication on the study of language and literature (ada di ProQuest) vol. 16 no. 2 (Dec. 2014), page 71-76.
Topik: Swear words; attitude; teenagers; gender differences
Fulltext: 18922-22629-2-PB.pdf (361.89KB)

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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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