Derogatory Language: Asshole, Bitch, Deadbeat And Whore

6. ACRIMONIOUS: Sharp or harsh in language or temper - stung by the acrimonious remark

(Saylor.org, n.d.) In our family household slang was not allowed. If my sister or I used any form of slang, we were made to retrieve our family dictionary, (a massive tome), and look up the correct term, and recite the definition. My most common transgression was to use the word “ain’t”. To this day I make every attempt to eliminate slang from my vocabulary. Dictionary.com states that the term ain’t: is more common in uneducated speech than in educated. I’m surprised to see the text didn’t mention swearing. Most swearing is a form of slang and most commonly used in a rebellious way or to emphasize a statement. I find that people, who frequently swear, do so because they have a limited

Before we embark on a detailed study concerning Cockney Rhyming Slang (henceforth CRS), we shall endeavor to define the relevant superordinate term, namely slang. Innocuous as it may seem at first sight, the term was initially perceived as a corruption of language, as evidenced by the preliminary data provided by OED, according to which [slang is] the special vocabulary used by any set of persons of a low or disreputable character; language of a low and vulgar type. The following meaning, which apparently originated in the 18th century among organized criminals (Ayto 2005), was soon extended to still fairly unfavorable sense of a language of a highly colloquial type, considered as below the level of standard educated speech […]. Nonetheless, after the mid-eighteenth century, the concept in question has gradually started to shed the pejorative patina (Mattiello 2008); therefore, currently many – or perhaps most – lexicographic works provide rather neutrally hued definitions of slang. As an illustration, let us now

Before getting into the abundance of slang and its significance on English, it is first best to cover the four base words of the LGBTQ community and how they have transgressed over time. Queer, lesbian, homosexual, and gay all share an importance to the beginnings of the more modern usages. The origin of queer is unclear, but the Oxford English dictionary defines one of its earliest meanings around 1513 as ‘strange, odd, peculiar, eccentric’. It wasn’t until the 1900s that it was used as an offensive term for homosexual people, with its original meaning still in context. This changed in the 1990s when early conversations about queer theory were had by social theorists Michel Foucault, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Judith Butler, and others. This brought the word into a new light. Of course it still holds some of its derogatory meaning, but by using this word to define a theory that discussed the idea that gender is major part of the necessary self and in gay/lesbian studies it closely examines the socially constructed nature of identities and sexual acts. This reading connects directly with what is happening at present, which is a reclaiming of queer by people in the LGBTQ community to stand for both questioning and sexual and gender minorities. In her article on equality, Lisa Duggan states, “Queer people, particularly queer people of color, began to reclaim queer in response to a perceived shift in the gay community toward liberal conservatism, catalyzed by Andrew Sullivan 's

Reclamation of slurs has recently begun to be studied in certain social sciences, however there is little work being done at the moment to formalise the process of reclamation. In what follows I aim to shed light on and characterise the process of reclamation. My aim is not to make any sort of a judgement as to whether reclamation is a goal which should be strived for I am simply trying to illustrate the mechanism by which it takes place.

Language is always evolving without exception. According to the English Oxford Living Dictionary, the word bitch adapted from the Old English word “bicce,” though informally it is simply an unpleasant woman. Among the classic dirty words, stands a powerful, five-letter word. The familiarity is shared among many languages and especially through social media, though the exact meaning can be lost in translation. Its versatility is impeccable, and it can be used in place of a noun, adjective, or verb. It gives the flexibility of being used in any given situation whether it be used offensively, neutrally, or empowering. All these emotions and power are manifested into a seemingly small word: bitch.

You would have thought people would have changed over time but that is not the fact. People are still breaking away from each and not in good ways. It makes you want to think. How are people still using a finding was to use words as a racial issue? Racial words have been around for years and now it has been more of an issues from calling people names to having companies and organization changing their names because it’s offensive.

Taboo language is a language that is has some kind offense to it. When taboo words are often used they are used with a meaning that show strong feeling for something or against something. Many times in the world we live in today taboo language is often used with people who you are close with and view and as a friend many of the words have been changed from their original form to a version that is more socially acceptable such as “What’s up my nigga.” Taboo words are not taboo words until you add a meaning to them Damn is not a bad word until you add the meaning of the word it. There are many definitions of words that once were not taboo but now are such a bitch, which used to be used as a female dog. Is now viewed as taboo word which shows how over time new meanings of words are adopted and used.

Further, Fielder (2007) defined this term as " a mean thing someone says to hurt another person’s feelings. People may use insults because they are angry, jealous, or have low self-esteem " (p.05). One of the most offensive insults is the ones which " refer to alleged sexual exploits involving somebody’s mother or sister " (Ljung, 2011, p. 32). Jay (1992) provided another example of insults namely the words ‘whore ‘or ‘bastard’ .

Racial slurs and linguistic appropriation have been used as tools of white oppression, privilege, and discrimination in the United States. Racial slurs and linguistic appropriation allow for white Americans to use certain words and phrases from borrowed languages while making claims that it gives them a wide range of desirable qualities such as being regionally grounded, cool, street-smart, rebellious, and funny (p.160-161). Based on the sixth chapter of Hill’s book the phrase linguistic appropriation can be defined as “speakers of a target language adopting resources from the donor language and then denying these to members of the donor language community (p. 158). Signs of linguistic appropriation can be seen almost everywhere in the United States. One of the most common places to see examples of linguistic appropriation is on the media. Many advertisements while use forms of this and at times actors who are usually white will portray the language they are mocking in either a funny or negative way. According to Hill: “loan materials that fit the definition of linguistic appropriation have been recruited into mainstream White American English mainly from three sources: American Indian languages, African American English, and US Spanish” (p. 159)

to scold, to address very abusively. The New Zeeland – British lexicographer Eric Partridge, who dedicated most of his work to slang world, shares the idea of the slang’s Scandinavian source based on the occurrence of apparently the same root in Scandinavian expressions and on its resemblance in sound and figurative meaning to the noun and verb sling. Nevertheless The Oxford English Dictionary denies any connection with the aforementioned Norwegian forms in spite of their approximation in sense. A distinct point of view is nourished by the writer James Crabb who strongly believed that slang is derived from Gypsy language. According to him, it seems that Gipsy people used it as their own secret language that is as the Anglican synonym for Romany : ‘This language, called by themselves slang, or gibberish, invented, as they think, by their forefathers for secret purposes’ or ‘I find that the slang or language used by the Kirk Yetholm Gypsies is very much the same

Hip hop is a genre of music that has developed a culture of its own. Artists treat the process of creating a hip hop song as a form of art. The culture began with breaking in 1925 when Earl Tucker performed at The Cotton Club and his moves inspired one aspect of hip hop culture. It progressed into the music element when Thomas Wong blasted American records with his sound system. The culture known as “hip hop” was first coined by DJ Lovebug Starski four years after The Last Poets formed their group and combined jazz with spoken word. Hip hop started to become popular when Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” became the first hip hop song to hit the Billboard charts at 36. February 14, 1981 marked another milestone for the culture when The Funky 4 became the first hip hop group to perform on national television. They performed their song “That’s the Joint” on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. In 1988, the hip hop group NWA released one of their most infamous songs “F*** Tha Police” to speak out against police brutality and the injustice people of color face in society. They were the pioneers of using hip hop to create awareness. Twenty-nine years later the song still holds the same relevance today as it did then. The strong language utilized by the members of NWA emphasized their frustration. Other hip-hop artists, whether from the past like

The article Language and Sex by Sara Mills, explains the form women are stereotyped because of their gender, and how language itself represents sexism. For instance, “sexist terms are now often used in newspapers, and on certain radio and television programs, whilst at the same time being undercut by humor or irony, signaled by, for example exaggerated or marked intonation or stress.” (Mills, 66) Many individuals read or watch television and see sexism all the time; unfortunately, for some people it isn’t that obvious. This is known as indirect sexism. The humor or play around each of these words cause one to turn a blind eye because people frequently use words that come off as sexist and do not realize it. Sara Mills demonstrates the context that shows how language can come off as sexist. There is an extreme difference when it comes to terms of describing a position or a group of people. One good example is “the masculine form ‘los enfermeros’…used for both individually

I know, it seems like a lame word that your parents use against you when they think

Language is a tool of communication. We can send information by communicate it. A communication can be a spoken language or written language. In spoken language, it might be a conversation. Conversation is interactive, more-or-less spontaneous, communication between two or more conversant.