PROFANITY AS A SOCIAL PHENOMENON: ANALYZING SURVEY RESULTS IN A PROVINCIAL RUSSIAN TOWN

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S0132-16250000378-1-1
DOI
Publication type
Article
Status
Published
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Volume/ Edition
Volume 385 / Issue 5
Pages
124-133
Abstract
An attempt to analyze phenomenon of profanity is based on a sociological case study. Author describes typical social contexts and user types along with meaningful, emotional, social-demographic, and functional features of using obscene language as well as attitudes towards the use of profanity in a provincial town.
Keywords
profanity, obscene language, foul language, social context, social control, functions of profanity
Date of publication
01.05.2016
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1
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576

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