Expletives of Lower Working-Class Women.

Hughes, Susan E.

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ERIC Number: EJ448730

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Publication Date: 1992

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Expletives of Lower Working-Class Women.

Hughes, Susan E.

Language in Society, v21 n2 p291-303 Jun 1992

Examines the speech of women from a deprived inner-city area to test the assumption that women use fewer slang or swear words than do men and aim for more standard speech. These women's frequent use of strong expletives refutes theories proffered for the correctness of the language of women. (14 references) (JL)

Descriptors: Employed Women, Inner City, Linguistic Theory, Lower Class, Questionnaires, Sex Differences, Social Networks, Speech Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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