Studies over the use of extreme language have proven that extreme word choices can create many problems as well as solutions.
Linguists don’t just believe in communication, they believe we use language to help construct or describe our view of reality. Extreme language features hyperbolas, exaggerations and dichotomous language; all of which can be used to shape and describe an experience in our lives or around us. (Meek W. 2011)
In counselling, therapists identify the use of extreme language and utilise it as a tool for a patient’s treatment to recovery. For example, a patient might describe themselves as “a total psycho” or “I’m falling apart” but with the therapist’s help, the words used by the patient become more defined and described correctly (what exactly do you mean by “total psycho” ?, please explain…etc) dramatically changing the patient’s feelings and giving a more positive and accurate shape of their reality.(Meek W.2011) …show more content…
According to Terri M. Adams and Douglas B Fuller, this social expression can take many forms, from success and faith to “utter frustration and despair”. (Adams T. & Fuller D. 2006)
Music is often a reflection of the cultural environment from which it has been born, therefore, genres such as gangsta rap and hip hop are known to have emerged from the lower classes of America, within the African American communities, where poverty, crimes, social stereotypes and misogyny are constantly featured in rap songs through extreme language that listeners often misinterpret. (Adams T. & Fuller D.
Linguists don’t just believe in communication, they believe we use language to help construct or describe our view of reality. Extreme language features hyperbolas, exaggerations and dichotomous language; all of which can be used to shape and describe an experience in our lives or around us. (Meek W. 2011)
In counselling, therapists identify the use of extreme language and utilise it as a tool for a patient’s treatment to recovery. For example, a patient might describe themselves as “a total psycho” or “I’m falling apart” but with the therapist’s help, the words used by the patient become more defined and described correctly (what exactly do you mean by “total psycho” ?, please explain…etc) dramatically changing the patient’s feelings and giving a more positive and accurate shape of their reality.(Meek W.2011) …show more content…
According to Terri M. Adams and Douglas B Fuller, this social expression can take many forms, from success and faith to “utter frustration and despair”. (Adams T. & Fuller D. 2006)
Music is often a reflection of the cultural environment from which it has been born, therefore, genres such as gangsta rap and hip hop are known to have emerged from the lower classes of America, within the African American communities, where poverty, crimes, social stereotypes and misogyny are constantly featured in rap songs through extreme language that listeners often misinterpret. (Adams T. & Fuller D.