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Projecting masculinities or breaking sociolinguistic norms? The role of women’s representation in students’ profane language use
Gender and Language ( IF 2.268 ) Pub Date : 2019-08-11 , DOI: 10.1558/genl.37943
Grace Diabah 1
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This paper explores how students from University of Ghana’s Commonwealth Hall (the only all-male hall of residence) project diverse masculine identities through how they represent women in their use of profanity and other uncouth linguistic forms. Data were collected from recorded profane songs, observations from various case studies of the use of insults and profane expressions and interviews with users of these expressions. The data generally present a picture of sexual and verbal abuse as ‘ideal’ ways of showing male dominance and power over women. These abuses are valued by the students, even though they are not expected practices in Ghanaian society. The paper concludes that although some students claim they use this language ‘just for fun’, disguising it as harmless only makes it easy to explore obsessions without a sense of guilt. If not properly checked, such obsessions may find expression in how women are treated.

中文翻译:

投射男子气概还是打破社会语言规范?女性代表在学生使用亵渎语言中的作用

本文探讨了来自加纳大学联邦大厅(唯一的全男性宿舍)的学生如何通过使用亵渎语言和其他粗俗语言形式来代表女性来投射不同的男性身份。数据是从录制的亵渎歌曲、对使用侮辱和亵渎表达的各种案例研究的观察以及对这些表达的用户的采访中收集的。数据通常将性虐待和言语虐待作为展示男性对女性的支配地位和权力的“理想”方式。这些虐待行为受到学生们的重视,即使它们在加纳社会中并不是预期的做法。该论文得出的结论是,尽管一些学生声称他们使用这种语言“只是为了好玩”,但将其伪装成无害只会使探索痴迷变得容易而不会产生负罪感。
更新日期:2019-08-11
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