The Different Perspectives of Saudi Female Undergraduate Students Towards Linguistic Violence

This paper explored the relationship between linguistic violence and attitudes of 90 Saudi femaleundergraduate students in the English department of King Saud University. The study wasconducted to identify the most frequent abusive types of phrases and investigate its effectivenesson students’ attitudes by recording their responses. Students were able to identify 270 phrasesthat evoked their emotions. Quantitative measures were used to analyze the student’s attitudeswhen being exposed to verbal violence. Results confirm that labeling the person negatively(n=90) was more likely to trigger anger (n=114) and less likely to elicit frustration (n=67), whichwas the opposite in phrases implied threats that evoked the emotion of frustration more thananger. Regarding the hidden struggle among women in an abusive environment, findings suggestenrolling students in classes that motivate them to take action towards any form of verbal abuse.In addition, this research would raise awareness and decrease the rate of linguistic violence.