Universitas Islam Malang Conference, THE 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (ICON-ELT) 2023

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Language and Gender in Songs – The Use of Taboo Words by Female and Male Singers in America: A Sociolinguistic Project
Pipit Ertika Daristin, Ria Kamilah Agustina, Maskhurin Fajrina, Fani Indrawan

Last modified: 2023-08-22

Abstract


Melody takes after the individuals it came from. From the melody, able to nearly precisely figure what is going on within the minds of the individuals where the melody was born. Getting a charge out of a great tune is the correct of individuals. A great tune may comprise of great verses or a great vocalist and pull in a parcel of individuals.

Precluded words in tune verses can be one of the charms of a great melody. In this investigate venture, we found numerous unthinkable words used in American tunes. Male artists utilize more unthinkable words than female artists with a proportion of 106:87. The foremost utilized unthinkable word is 'Bitch' which is utilized 26 times by both sexes. In expansion, the likeness is that both genders fulfill the term excretion and utilize the unthinkable word 'Damn'. In any case, the distinction is that female artists utilize more anatomical terms, whereas male singers use creature terms. Based on this prove, Lakoff's dialect and sex demonstrate that ladies are more courteous than men.

At last, the author trusts that this proposal will be valuable for understudies who need to total their proposition on the same theme and for anybody who peruses it. The creator too trusts to be able to contribute and emphatically impact for others in common and the Workforce of Social Sciences in specific.

Keywords: language and gender song; taboo words, female and male singer ; sosiolinguistic

 


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