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The F Word

The F Word. History of the English Language Wendy Chuang, Jessica Tsao. Swearing. Express our emotion Positive manner A frequent act. Outline. History Usage Acronyms Euphemisms. History.

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The F Word

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  1. The F Word History of the English Language Wendy Chuang, Jessica Tsao

  2. Swearing • Express our emotion • Positive manner • A frequent act

  3. Outline • History • Usage • Acronyms • Euphemisms

  4. History • Via GermanicDutch -fokkenNorwegian regional-fukka Swedish regional fokka;  fock(penis)* Indo-European root- fuk • Via Latin or GreekGreek phyōLatin futuere French foutre Catalan fotre  Italianfottere Romanian futere Spanish follar and jode  Portuguese foder

  5. History • "Flen, flyys and freris" • Coded • “Non sunt in coeli, quia gxddbov xxkxzt pg ifmk” • “non sunt in coeli, quia fvccant vvivys of heli” • Church personnel of misbehaving

  6. History • False etymologies-acronymic→backronym-”Fornication Under Consent/Command of the King”-”For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge” • Urban legend-Irish law-Black Death-Birth control • Little documentary evidence exists

  7. History • Shakespeare -to  firk  (strike) a soldier • John Ash's 1775 A New and Complete Dictionary • 1972the Oxford English Dictionary fuck

  8. Usage • Verb: transitive/intransitive; active/passive • Adjective • Adverb • Noun • Parts of a word

  9. Usage • Despair • Disappointment • Pain • Denial • Panic • Hypocrisy • Intelligence • Agreement • Impressed • Pleasure • Good job • Exhaustion • The History of Fuck • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfqEY8QNsjk

  10. Acronyms • FA---Fuck All • FUBAR---Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition • LMFAO---Laughed My Fucking Ass Off • SNAFU---Situation Normal All Fucked Up • WTF---What The Fuck • FU---Fuck You • FISH---Fuck It Shit Happens

  11. Euphemisms • F (the F word) • The four-letter word • Freaking • Fricking • Frigging • Fracking • Fecking

  12. Reference • Use of the Word Fuck http://justin.justnet.com.au/rudestuff/uses-of-the-word-fuck.html • OED http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/75197#eid3514079 • Minced Oath http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minced_oath • The History of Fuck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfqEY8QNsjk • Fuck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck

  13. Reference • The Origin of “Fuck” http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-f-word.htm • Internet Acronyms Dictionary http://www.gaarde.org/acronyms/?lookup=F

  14. Thank You!!

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