proposal- my proposal is to show how curse words even came to be in the first place-how some words are considered “vulgar”. The main idea is that a lot of the time it happens because they are part of the language used by the common peasant, and thus not sophisticated, and this evolves over time. In other words, they became vulgar because of the people who used them. In my research, I will attempt to explain the etymology of each word to draw connections as to their origins. I will also explain the important war that merged two languages and has a lot to do with the origin of curse words.
source 1 vulgar | Etymology of vulgar by etymonline
This article explains the etymology of the word vulgar, how it originally meant common but now has a meaning of disgusting and vile.
I plan to use this to explain that the common language was seen as bad, as vulgar has such a negative connotation, but just means common.
source 2 The Norman Conquest and the English Language: English Meets FrenchMy English Language
an explanation of the Norman conquest of the English as a result of the battle of hastings, which had a profound effect on the English language due to the merging of French and English people.
I will use this information to explain how the Norman elites saw some of the English language as obscene, and how that view of obscenity stills carries on today.
source 3 The History of Swear Words: Where the &%@! Do They Come From? | Discover Magazine
this article is a general history of swear words from different cultures and time periods, including their origin and nature.
This will be used to explain the origin of swear words from multiple different perspectives of culture, to give an idea of the general pattern around how they form in any given place in the world.
this is another article on the Norman conquest, specifically one that provides more detail about the battle of hastings, as well as Norman and French words that merged into the English language.
This will be used to explain the origin of certain English words, and how that relates to the origin of English curse words, as well as the differences in the language used by the common person and the elites.
source 5 https://www.etymonline.com/word/shit
this one is pretty simple, it’s the etymology of the word shit.
This is a prime example of the banning of supposedly “vulgar” language. Shit was simply the English word for feces, but that was deemed to inappropriate to the Norman elites, so instead I suppose we must say a word that has the exact same meaning but sounds different.
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I love the theme, Temporal, but it badly needs a Proposal section at the top to orient your Ideal Reader to the purpose of your research.
I’ll withhold the grade your concept may deserve until you fill me in on what it might be. Yes, I see that words considered vulgar gained their offensiveness culturally, not because they are inherently offensive. What direction does the arrow point? Did words become “vulgar” because of who used them? Or were they offensive first and adopted by vulgar people precisely because their use was disparaged or prohibited? Presumably they’re not very offensive to the speakers who deploy them naturally. Of what value are they to the “elites”? Do they serve an important linguistic function in the episodes during which their use is tolerated?
Cover some of that in your Proposal section. Give me a sense of what you’re planning to argue, if anything, beyond HOW the words got their meanings (and picked up their ethical flavors).
Provisionally graded. Grades on this assignment are subject to change all the way to the portfolio, when it will become the “Annotated Bibliography.”
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