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Title The Use of English Swearwords by Pakistani Youth: A Culturo-Linguistic Perspective

Author(s) IMRAN SYED

Abstract Thesis Title: The Use of English Swearwords by Pakistani Youth: A Cultural- linguistic Perspective Males and females have differences in their speech in terms of style, choice of words and pronunciation. Due to globalization, people have become multicultural and multi-lingual, and now they tend to use the swearwords of other languages in general and English in particular. Based on the purpose of the study, the current study explored the differences between the speech of males and females concerning the use of English swearwords in the context of Pakistan. Moreover, the study investigated the influence of culture on the educated male and females-Pakistani youth concerning the use of English swearwords which is one of the purposes of the study. The study used a mixed method approach by means of using questionnaires, interviews and causal group conversations in order to collect qualitative and quantitative data from the undergraduate students of six public and private universities in Pakistan. The results of the study show that both males and females-educated Pakistani youth use English for swearing, and females swear more in English than males; however, the difference between both the genders regarding the frequency of swearing is not significant. Furthermore, the study found that due to cultural and religious restrictions, the educated youth of Pakistan feel it easy to swear in English instead of their native language. The culture of universities encourages the educated youth of Pakistan to swear in English. In addition, the study found that the educated youth from the Sind province use English more for swearing. Moreover, the study concluded that swearing in English among the educated males and females-Pakistani youth is common, and due to substantial cultural influence, they tend to choose English for swearing to express their feelings and emotions instead of their mother tongue as swearing in their own languages is made prohibited by the their cultures.

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Publication Date 2023-05-25

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