Blistering barnacles! What language do multilinguals swear in?

dc.contributor.authorDewaele, Jean-Marc
dc.date.accessioned2008-12-02T18:00:54Z
dc.date.available2008-12-02T18:00:54Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractThe present contribution focuses on the effects of language dominance / attrition, context of acquisition, age of onset of learning, frequency of general use of a language and sociodemographic variables on self-reported language choice for swearing. The analysis is based on a database to which 1039 multilinguals contributed through a web based questionnaire. Results suggest that, according to the self-reports, swearing happens most frequently in the multilinguals’ dominant language. Mixed instruction, an early start in the learning process, and frequent use of a language all contribute to the choice of that language for swearing. Sociodemographic variables were not found to have any effect. Frequency of language choice for swearing was found to be positively correlated with perceived emotional force of swearwords in that language. Quantitative results based on answers to close-ended questions corresponded to participants’ responses to open-ended questions.en
dc.identifier.citationEstudios de SociolingĂĽĂ­stica: 5(1): 83-106
dc.identifier.issn1576-7418
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/2489
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversidade de Vigo
dc.subjectMultilinguals
dc.subjectMultilinguals use of Swear Words and Taboo Words
dc.subjectSecond language acquisition
dc.subjectSociolinguistic variation
dc.titleBlistering barnacles! What language do multilinguals swear in?
dc.typeArticle

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