Representations of male and female lovers in Billboards top 100 chart songs

• Main Authors: Khalid, Nurul Hamizatul Ain, Rashid Ali, Farrah Diebaa
• Format: Proceeding Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Languages and Management (KLM), Kulliyyah of Education (KOE), and the Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD), IIUM 2023
• Subjects: HT Communities. Classes. Races; HT601 Classes; PE English
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/111513/1/111513_Representations%20of%20male%20and%20female%20lovers.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/111513/; https://conference.iium.edu.my/iclet2023/

The relationship between discourse and identity is complex and multifaceted. The words we use, the way we use them, and the people we talk to all contribute to the way we see ourselves and the way others see us (Fairclough, 2003). It also implies that language is a significant tool for social con...