This document outlines the structure and purpose of a research paper investigating the relationship between taboo language and the working class in the United Kingdom. The paper will examine whether certain taboo terms are used predominantly by unskilled and semi-skilled working class members. The structure includes an introduction defining taboo language and the UK working class. A literature review of relevant works will be followed by a research methodology of collecting taboo words from TV shows, categorizing them, and analyzing their frequency in different social classes. The paper will analyze the results to determine the extent to which social class affects everyday language communication.

1. TABOO LANGUAGE of the
WORKING CLASS in the
UNITED KINGDOM*
*UNSKILLED AND SEMI-SKILLED WORKING CLASS
ZARKO SIBALIJA

2. Purpose of the Research Paper and
Research Question
 - to investigate the relationship between the working class in the United Kingdom
and taboo language
 - in order to find out whether there are particular terms used mostly by the members
of this class
 - so the results of the research can potentially reveal to what extent social class
affects language in everyday communication

3. Structure of the Research Paper
 1. INTRODUCTION
 1.01. TABOO LANGUAGE
 - something proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable
(dictionary.reference.com, 2012)
 - first recorded in 1777 in A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean by James Cook
 1.02. WORKING CLASS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
 - unskilled and semi-skilled working class
 - manual labourers: assembly lines in car factories, steel mills, coal mines,
foundries and even call centres

4. Structure of the Research Paper
2. LITERATURE REVIEW
 - various works from the fields of linguistics, sociology and cultural studies
 - Lars Andersson and Peter Trudgill Bad Language (1990)
 - Tony McEnery Swearing in English. Bad Language, Purity and Power from
1586 to the Present (2006)
 - Owen Jones Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class (2011)
 - Skins (2007-2013), Misfits (2009-2013); Channel Four Television Corporation

5. Structure of the Research Paper
 3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
 - the first part will entail collecting and choosing a certain number of
taboo words and phrases from two British television shows Skins and Misfits
 - data will be classified into the categories of very strong taboo words or
phrases, strong, moderate and mild taboo words or phrases
 - selected and categorized terms will be individually typed into the British
National Corpus (BNC)
 - DE- lower working class; C2- upper working class; the BNC standard

6. Structure of the Research Paper

7. Structure of the Research Paper
 4. RESULTS AND ELABORATIONS
 - to what extent social class affects language in everyday communication
 5. CONCLUSION

8. Progress so far
 - extensive reading of the primary and secondary sources
 - collecting and choosing data
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