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Swearing in English among a group of female Malaysian teenagers

Swearing among teenagers in the Malaysian setting is becoming normal although the Malaysian culture generally frowns on swearing. This societal phenomenon is understudied in the context of Malaysia and little is known about why teenagers swear, the kinds of swear words used, and their viewpoints of...

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Main Authors: Baudin, Nurliyana, Paramasivam, Shamala
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Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35555/1/Swearing%20in%20English%20among%20a%20group%20of%20female%20Malaysian%20teenagers.pdf
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280098883_Swearing_in_English_among_Malaysian_teenagers
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spelling my.upm.eprints.355552018-01-18T10:12:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35555/ Swearing in English among a group of female Malaysian teenagers Baudin, Nurliyana Paramasivam, Shamala Swearing among teenagers in the Malaysian setting is becoming normal although the Malaysian culture generally frowns on swearing. This societal phenomenon is understudied in the context of Malaysia and little is known about why teenagers swear, the kinds of swear words used, and their viewpoints of swearing. The present study was conducted on 51 female teenagers in Malaysia to investigate their swearing behaviour in English. Data was collected using a questionnaire and interviews were conducted to triangulate the findings of the questionnaire. The study showed that Malaysian female teenagers swear regularly using their favourite swearwords,shit, damn, and hellfollowedby bitch, fuck and bullshit. The findings show that swearing functions as a tool to deal with daily life affairs: firstly, to let off steam when experiencing negative emotions mainly anger and frustration, and secondly, to display solidarity when joking and storytelling with friends. The study shows they swear amongst themselves as girlfriends, rarely with their male friends and strangers, and seldom with parents and teachers. 2014-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35555/1/Swearing%20in%20English%20among%20a%20group%20of%20female%20Malaysian%20teenagers.pdf Baudin, Nurliyana and Paramasivam, Shamala (2014) Swearing in English among a group of female Malaysian teenagers. International Journal of Contemporary Applied Sciences, 1 (3). pp. 14-25. ISSN 2308-1365 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280098883_Swearing_in_English_among_Malaysian_teenagers 10.13140/RG.2.1.4032.8802 2015-07-17 T 14:56:32 UTC
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description Swearing among teenagers in the Malaysian setting is becoming normal although the Malaysian culture generally frowns on swearing. This societal phenomenon is understudied in the context of Malaysia and little is known about why teenagers swear, the kinds of swear words used, and their viewpoints of swearing. The present study was conducted on 51 female teenagers in Malaysia to investigate their swearing behaviour in English. Data was collected using a questionnaire and interviews were conducted to triangulate the findings of the questionnaire. The study showed that Malaysian female teenagers swear regularly using their favourite swearwords,shit, damn, and hellfollowedby bitch, fuck and bullshit. The findings show that swearing functions as a tool to deal with daily life affairs: firstly, to let off steam when experiencing negative emotions mainly anger and frustration, and secondly, to display solidarity when joking and storytelling with friends. The study shows they swear amongst themselves as girlfriends, rarely with their male friends and strangers, and seldom with parents and teachers.
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title Swearing in English among a group of female Malaysian teenagers
title_short Swearing in English among a group of female Malaysian teenagers
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url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35555/1/Swearing%20in%20English%20among%20a%20group%20of%20female%20Malaysian%20teenagers.pdf
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280098883_Swearing_in_English_among_Malaysian_teenagers
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