Language change: Identity management and the boundaries of acceptable verbal conduct in school settings
Downes, Lynn (2019) Language change: Identity management and the boundaries of acceptable verbal conduct in school settings. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology.
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This study focused on changing language use and social norms in secondary school settings. It investigated how teachers and school leaders define language transgressions and interpret policies such as verbal misconduct. The study used snowball sampling and Critical Discourse Analysis to examine the accounts of 19 secondary school leaders and teachers in South-East Queensland. Findings indicate policy ambiguity and the use of personal parameters in defining acceptability standards and responses. In addition, taboo terms referencing social variables such as race, gender and sexuality are of greater concern than individual swear words, leading to an innovative framework of contemporary language taboos.
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| ID Code: | 132411 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (PhD) |
| Supervisor: | Kettle, Margaret, Tait, Gordon, & O’Brien, Peter |
| Keywords: | Swearing, -ISTing, Language change, Critical discourse analysis, Taboo language, Behavioural school policy, Boundaried language, Difference principle, Taboo words, Verbal conduct |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.132411 |
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Education |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 11 Sep 2019 15:02 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2025 00:45 |
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