Paper Topic:

The F-word

THE F-WORD AND ITS USE

2005 Statement of the problem

Almost each word in a language possesses different features , is of different origin and needs a throughout analysis . This is the job of linguists and philologists to identify the nature and meaning of words to further widening and completion of English written and oral vocabulary . The F-word is one of such words . Nowadays , the "F-word (or "fuck ) is considered to be one of the most widespread and , at the same time , one of the most unusual , contradictory and extraordinary words in

English language . And it has not only negative and vulgar meaning , as it seems at the first sight and as it is given in a modern world . In particular , this word allows people to express their emotions enjoyment , joy , hatred , love , ache they apply it in various spheres : in literature , cinematography and the radio , in medicine , in conversations in music , etc . Moreover , the F-word forms a lot of derivatives , like fuck-off , fuck up , fucking , fucker , motherfucker , and each derivative has it own tint , not always negative or insulting

However , there are still a lot of hot debates over this word among scientists , linguists , researchers , philologists and defendants of morality . The most important argument of moralists is that the F-word is closely connected with sexual relations and sexual revolution , and thus has a negative influence on young generation and children . Contrary to moralists , scientists try to prove that the word has a lot of other positive meanings and find proofs from ancient and medieval literature with necessary explanations . The government is also concerned with the problem and makes all it can to prohibit or at least to limit the use of "fuck " on TV , radio and in press . Special censorship measures are implemented in mass media and Internet in to prevent negative influence on growing young generation and stop the widespread of violence . Governments adopt necessary rulings to improve the cultural environment among their citizen however , not asking other people 's opinions . Everybody seems to be right from his or her own points , but the aim of the is to prove the non-offensive and positive nature of the F-word and provide evidence from literature and linguistics that the word can be used in everyday life

Literature review

Origin of the F-word

It is not known exactly when the F-word was excluded from the status of ordinary and polite words and acquired the status of vulgarism . Some sources indicate that it was considered polite up to the 17th century in a few English regions , while other sources provide a hypothesis that the vulgar use of the word appeared at the beginning of the 16th century This way or that , the F-word is closely connected with the peculiarities in cultural and regional dialects and traditions , and thus , the attitude of various peoples to the word meaning is different

Therefore , it is necessary to find out the origin of the F-word . The earliest mentioning of the F-word occurred in the name...

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