TY - JOUR

T1 - Assessing the Admissibility of Arabic Swearwords in Sudanese Linguistic Culture

AU - Палладес, Виктор Вячеславович

N1 - Pallades V. Assessing the Admissibility of Arabic Swearwords in Sudanese Linguistic Culture. Etnografia. 2025. 1 (27): 218–235. DOI: 10.31250/2618-8600-2025-1(27)-218-235

PY - 2025/4/1

Y1 - 2025/4/1

N2 - In terms of ethnic and cultural identity, Sudan is frequently grouped together with other Arab countries. Yet, Sudan is a highly distinctive civilization, with cultural values and traditions that often diverge significantly from those of the general Arab world. This makes studies based on Sudanese linguistic culture particularly worthwhile. The paper addresses the problems associated with determining levels of offensiveness (based on the Arabic within the Sudanese linguistic culture). As the direct determination of word offensiveness remains a challenging task, this study aims to assess the potential for some Arabic lexemes by determining their admissibility for males and females in a particular dialect. To achieve this objective, a survey was conducted among native speakers of Sudanese Arabic. The initial selection of 15 swear words was then subjected to an examination to determine their admissibility for different communicators in three communicative situations. The findings of the study demonstrated that in Sudanese Arabic linguoculture, there is a significant difference in the perceptions of acceptability of the same word by men and women, and this discrepancy has the potential to serve as a conflictogenic factor. In addition to the significance of invective research, the study indicated that a larger scale of research would necessitate the utilization of more effective methods.

AB - In terms of ethnic and cultural identity, Sudan is frequently grouped together with other Arab countries. Yet, Sudan is a highly distinctive civilization, with cultural values and traditions that often diverge significantly from those of the general Arab world. This makes studies based on Sudanese linguistic culture particularly worthwhile. The paper addresses the problems associated with determining levels of offensiveness (based on the Arabic within the Sudanese linguistic culture). As the direct determination of word offensiveness remains a challenging task, this study aims to assess the potential for some Arabic lexemes by determining their admissibility for males and females in a particular dialect. To achieve this objective, a survey was conducted among native speakers of Sudanese Arabic. The initial selection of 15 swear words was then subjected to an examination to determine their admissibility for different communicators in three communicative situations. The findings of the study demonstrated that in Sudanese Arabic linguoculture, there is a significant difference in the perceptions of acceptability of the same word by men and women, and this discrepancy has the potential to serve as a conflictogenic factor. In addition to the significance of invective research, the study indicated that a larger scale of research would necessitate the utilization of more effective methods.

KW - invective

KW - swearwords

KW - offensiveness

KW - admissibility

KW - Arabic

KW - Sudanese

KW - taboo

U2 - 10.31250/2618-8600-2025-1(27)-218-235

DO - 10.31250/2618-8600-2025-1(27)-218-235

M3 - Article

SP - 218

EP - 235

JO - Etnografia

JF - Etnografia

SN - 2618-8600

IS - 1 (27)

ER -