Linguistics  (tagged articles)

Linguistic Affect: Positive and Negative Emotion Words are Contagious, Predict Likability, and Moderate Positive and Negative Affect

Ryan M. Knuppenburg - Positive affect (PA) is active, enthusiastic, and happy engagement in pleasurable activities and negative affect (NA) includes aversiveness, anger, and fear (Watson et al., 1988). Two studies examined linguistic affect presented as emotion words used to describe experiences... Keep Reading »
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Construction of "Asian" Identity in Restaurant Menus: A Case Study

Mika Skibinsky - This paper explores the meaning and implications of “Asian” in the context of American restaurant menus. I determine what kind of language in dish descriptions, specifically ingredients and adjectives, indexes a restaurant or dish as “Asian.&rdquo... Keep Reading »

Preserving Cultural Identity in English Language Use by Korean Immigrants

Heajune Lee - This paper argues that the Korean cultural values of humility and social deference directly influence the linguistic choices in Korean immigrants’ English emails. This relationship can be seen in consistent qualification of requests, ambiguous use of power verbs... Keep Reading »

Fighting for Euskera: The Role of Language in Basque Nationalism and the Development of the ETA

Keely L. Smith - Basque nationalism is a movement that has encompassed myth, mystery, violence, and compromise, all of which have found their justification from the unique language, Euskera. The source of Euskera is uncertain due to its non-Indo-European origin, although there is evidence... Keep Reading »

A General Theory of Buzzwords: Synergistic Meta-Linguistic Paradigm Shifts

Brahm Capoor - Liz Lemon, frazzled executive producer of a struggling sketch comedy show and main character of the NBC comedy 30 Rock is trying to convince her boss, Jack Donaghy, that it makes sense to send the show’s staff to Miami for a week. This is no meager request, and... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Linguistics is tagged in the following 14 articles.

Positive Psychology
2021, Vol. 13 No. 03
Linguistic Affect: Positive and Negative Emotion Words are Contagious, Predict Likability, and Moderate Positive and Negative Affect
By Ryan M. Knuppenburg
Positive affect (PA) is active, enthusiastic, and happy engagement in pleasurable activities and negative affect (NA) includes aversiveness, anger, and fear (Watson et al., 1988). Two studies examined linguistic affect presented as emotion words... Read Article »
Likability Linguistics Positive Psychology Behavioral Psychology
Sociolinguistics
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Construction of "Asian" Identity in Restaurant Menus: A Case Study
By Mika Skibinsky
This paper explores the meaning and implications of “Asian” in the context of American restaurant menus. I determine what kind of language in dish descriptions, specifically ingredients and adjectives, indexes a restaurant or dish as... Read Article »
Linguistics Sociolinguistics Food Asian American Identity Politics Cultural Identity Ethnicity Discourse Analysis
Sociolinguistics
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Preserving Cultural Identity in English Language Use by Korean Immigrants
By Heajune Lee
This paper argues that the Korean cultural values of humility and social deference directly influence the linguistic choices in Korean immigrants’ English emails. This relationship can be seen in consistent qualification of requests, ambiguous... Read Article »
Sociolinguistics Cultural Identity Linguistics Cultural Norms Immigrant Experience
Sociolinguistics
2017, Vol. 9 No. 06
Fighting for Euskera: The Role of Language in Basque Nationalism and the Development of the ETA
By Keely L. Smith
Basque nationalism is a movement that has encompassed myth, mystery, violence, and compromise, all of which have found their justification from the unique language, Euskera. The source of Euskera is uncertain due to its non-Indo-European origin,... Read Article »
Nationalism Language Cultural Identity Spain Basque Country ETA Euskera Sociolinguistics
Language Trends
2017, Vol. 9 No. 02
A General Theory of Buzzwords: Synergistic Meta-Linguistic Paradigm Shifts
By Brahm Capoor
Liz Lemon, frazzled executive producer of a struggling sketch comedy show and main character of the NBC comedy 30 Rock is trying to convince her boss, Jack Donaghy, that it makes sense to send the show’s staff to Miami for a week. This is... Read Article »
Buzzwords Linguistics Language Trends Language Language Development Jargon
Higher Education
2017, Vol. 9 No. 01
Linguistic Hegemony in Academia and the Devaluation of Minority Identity in Higher Education
By Joe Henao
A commonly observed trend among American universities is the relative underperformance of minorities in the academic arena. The usual, often lazily regurgitated explanation for this phenomenon revolves around socioeconomic situations that minority... Read Article »
Higher Education Sociolinguistics Cultural Identity Academia Cultural Hegemony Minorities
Language Attrition
2016, Vol. 8 No. 12
First Language Attrition in German Jewish Refugees of the Nazi Dictatorship: The Impact of Age and Attitude on Language Loss
By Christian David Zeitz
First language attrition (L1) studies are a comparably young and theoretically unspecified field of research in bilingualism. Young, because the first scientifically acclaimed, related article, Andersen’s “Determining the linguistic... Read Article »
Language Attrition Nazi Germany Refugees Human Migration German Jewish Migrants Sociolinguistics World War II
Neurolinguistics
2016, Vol. 8 No. 10
Right Hemisphere Involvement in Auditory Processing: A Review
By Lydia English
An orthodox opinion within neuroLinguistics is left hemispheric lateralization for language processing. The left hemisphere of the brain is dominant for processing language, logic, critical thinking and reasoning (Gootjes et al. 1999; Hickok, Love... Read Article »
Linguistics Levels Of Processing Brain Neurology Auditory Processing Language Neurolinguistics Neurological Science
Science Communication
2016, Vol. 8 No. 06
The CRISPR Fantasy: Flaws in Current Metaphors of Gene-Modifying Technology
By Alex J. Maben
CRISPR gene-modifying technology continues to revolutionize fields involving biological research. Rapid advancements, however, have sparked a vibrant bioethical debate scene. This research focuses on the effective usage of CRISPR metaphors in... Read Article »
CRISPR Bioethics Metaphor Science Communication Biotechnology Genetics Linguistics DNA
News Media
2015, Vol. 7 No. 09
Sociolinguistic Bias in AP Style: How News Media Deny African American Vernacular English Realities
By Andrew B. Keefe
In Media Representations and the Global Imagination, Orgad (2012) addresses the division between content and interpretative analyses of media representations in critical theory research (36). This paper attempts a marriage of structural and cultural... Read Article »
African American Vernacular English AAVE News Media Reporting Bias Language Varieties AP Style Linguistics
Language Development
2014, Vol. 6 No. 03
Gender Differences in Syntactic Development Among English Speaking Adolescents
By Hannah E. Cornett
Numerous studies have reported on the female advantage in language skills. It appears that across many domains of language, female language skills are more highly developed and often more complex than the language skills of their male counterparts... Read Article »
Linguistics Language Development Syntactic Development Language Learning
Dystopian Literature
2011, Vol. 3 No. 11
The Word-Pocalypse: Joss Whedon's Dollhouse and Dystopian Language
By Elizabeth Padden
Dollhouse received mixed critical reviews and a fairly low number of viewers, but it is reasonable to argue that there has never been anything quite comparable to it before. Dollhouse combined elements of dystopian science fiction, fast paced action... Read Article »
Dollhouse Language Television Dystopian Literature Dystopian Language Linguistics Science Fiction Identity George Orwell Aldous Huxley Joss Whedon
Language
2009, Vol. 1 No. 12
Understanding Human Language: An In-Depth Exploration of the Human Facility for Language
By Kendra A. Palmer
What critical evolutionary events does the span of human progression include? Anthropologists agree that decisive transitions such as sedentism, domestication, the use of language, and the arrival of culture and complex societies are associated... Read Article »
Language Human Language History Of Language Communication Culture Writing Linguistics Human Development Evolution
Sermons
2009, Vol. 1 No. 10
Sermons in Sociolinguistic Skins: An Analysis of Wharry's Study on Discourse Markers in African-American Sermons
By Scott Berghegger
In her article, “Amen and Hallelujah preaching: Discourse functions in African American sermons,” Cheryl Wharry examines the use of “sermonic expressions” by African American preachers to denote textual changes, to mark rhythm... Read Article »
Sociolinguistics Sermon African American African-American Ebonic Cheryl Wharry Discourse Discourse Marker

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