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英语论文的格式 精灵课堂中的禁忌语







The Grammar Of ‘Fuck’

Anintransitive verb.

Jeffry fucks.

Atransitive verb.

Jeffry fucked Mary.

An adjective.

It’s so fucking cold.

As part of an adverb.

Jeffry eats too fucking much.

As an adverb intensifying an adjective.

Jeffry is fucking handsome.

As a noun.

Jeffry doesn’t give a fuck.

As aninfix (part of a word).

That’s abso-fucking-lutely wonderful!

Adapted From: (Hoster, 2005)


The Functions Of ‘Fuck’


How the fuck are you?


I don’t understand the fucking question.


I got fucked by the car dealer.


Fucked again.


Oh, fuck it!


He fucks up everything.


Well, I guess I’m fucked now.


What the fuck is going on here?


Fuck you!


Where the fuck are we?


Fuck me.


Unfucking believable.


What the fuck?


Up your fucking ass.

Adapted From: (Hoster, 2005)

The Grammar Of Taboo English Use

1. As separate utterances (expletives and abusives):

Shit! Jesus Christ! You Bastard!


Shit! I forgot all about that.

You have to tell me, for God’s sake!


That stupid bastard came to see me.

He fucks up everything.

He managed – God damn it – to get his degree.


This fucking train is always late!

He’s got a bloody big mouth.


That’s abso-bloody-lutely wonderful news.

That’s a fan-fucking-tastic job.

Adapted From: (Hoster, 2005)


“We learn about taboos through the socialization of speech practices, which creates an oral or folk knowledge of swearing etiquette. Reports that swear words occur frequently in everyday speech are consistent with the argument that native speakers of any culture learn when and with whom it is appropriate to use taboo words” (elaborated in Jay & Janschewitz, 2008). Everybody has heard taboo or uses taboo words outside the classroom. In reality, there are many ways that we receive taboo words outside the classroom such as friends, movies, television and music. As I mentioned before, television is allowedusing taboo words morefrequently than the past because it might be the best way to communicate. According to Hoster (2005) 75% percent of the respondents in the British study thought Taboo English was a fact of life and acceptable in certain situations.In the present music has became a connection between people although they are different nationality, religion or language. Teenagers exchange their culture or language through music. So they can receive taboo words through music and friends who like the same kind of music, especially Hip-hop music. Hip-hop music uses slang and taboo words in the music to make their music is outstanding or to be different. So music is an important way that everyone can receive taboo words.

This essay has discussed the taboo words in English classroom which include many topics. For example, the importance of taboo words, the ways people receive taboo words and the reason the teachers don’t teach taboo words in classroom. There are few teachers teach taboo words in the English classroom. Although it isn’t necessary, it is used in every day life. People who travel on the bus or walk on the street each day, is in agreement that Taboo English was being heard more frequently in the public arena. Moreover, these teachers were in agreement that the younger generation was using taboo language more frequently in public.à¸-à¸³à¹„à¸¡à¸„à¸£à¸¹à¸-à¸¶à¸‡à¹„à¸¡à¹ˆà¸ªà¸­à¸™à¹€à¸žà¸£à¸²à¸°à¸„à¸£à¸¹à¹„à¸¡à¹ˆà¹ƒà¸Šà¹ˆà¹€à¸ˆà¹‰à¸²à¸‚à¸­à¸‡à¸ à¸²à¸©à¸²,tabooà¸œà¹ˆà¸²à¸™à¹€à¸žà¸¥à¸‡, à¸„à¹ˆà¸²à¹€à¸£à¸µà¸¢à¸™à¹à¸žà¸‡à¹„à¸¡à¹ˆà¸ªà¸³à¸„à¸±à¸

A project commissioned by the British Broadcasting Standards Commission in 1999 investigating audience attitudes towards taboo words, found that just over half (54%) of the respondents thought that there was too much swearing and offensive language on television

However, other participants, notably those who travelled on the bus each day, were in agreement that Taboo English was being heard more frequently in the public arena.

“I am becoming more aware of younger people swearing more openly, publicly and with more confidence than ever before.”

“When I travel by bus, I hear most of these words quite frequently. Especially in the mornings from high school students.”

“If the pedestrians are passing groups of school children they will hear a lot of swearing.”

