15.3297, Qs: Swearword Definition

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Subject: 15.3297, Qs: Swearword Definition

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Date: 23-Nov-2004
From: Xavier Lepetit < lepetit at hum.ku.dk >
Subject: Swearword Definition



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Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:42:33
From: Xavier Lepetit < lepetit at hum.ku.dk >
Subject: Swearword Definition



One of my students is undertaking an empirical study on a parallel corpus.
He is studying how some swearwords of a Danish noval are rendered in a
French translation. Two of the main characters are differentiated by their
register level.

>From a methodological point of view, I would find it relevant to provide a
definition of what he is studying, what is a swearword? But I am not a
specialist in the matter (at least from a linguistic point of view), and I
couldn't find any bibliographical reference for him. I'd like him not only
to define his domain of study, but also to categorize the studied items
according to their function, or the extent of their function (phrase,
clause or sentence).

If you've read anything about something similar, I would be pleased to hear
about that.

Thank you.

Xavier Lepetit, Ph.d.

Linguistic Field(s): Text/Corpus Linguistics




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