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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 »
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Evidence of Syllables in American Sign Language

Haley W. Gilreath - This paper will focus on the meaning of signed-language syllables, or the signed-syllable, in American Sign Language (ASL). It is assumed that syllables are applicable to ASL because the phonological representation can be seen in each individual hand movement. It is... Keep Reading »

A Theory of Vernacular Rhetoric: Reading Dante's De Vulgari Eloquentia

Joseph P. Zompetti - The relationships between power and rhetoric have been the subject of many recent studies, most notably from the conversation concerning “critical rhetoric” (McKerrow, 1989; Murphy, 1995; Ono & Sloop, 1992; Shugart, 2003; Zompetti, 1997). Recent discussions... Keep Reading »

The Power of Symbols: The Ideological Representations of a French Revolution Playing Card Deck, the Revolutionnaires

Joseph P. Zompetti - In 1793-1794, during the height of the French Revolution, a deck of playing cards was introduced that radically changed the future of playing cards as well as symbolically portrayed the transformation occurring in France. To most people, a deck of cards is just 52... Keep Reading »
 
 

All Linguistics Articles (by date)

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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
Language Learning
2021, Vol. 13 No. 01
The Efficacy of the Incorporation of First Language in ESL English Grammar Learning
By Hiu Man Ho
English grammar learning is challenging but essential for English-as-a-second-language (ESL) learners. It is vital for ESL learners to develop effective learning strategies to facilitate grammar learning. The efficacy of the incorporation of a learners... Read Article »
Language Learning Grammar ESL English Language
Cognitive Psychology
2020, Vol. 12 No. 12
The Foreign Language Effect and Disembodied Cognition: The Complexity of Emotional Boundaries and Linguistic Factors
By Estefani C. Reyes
Cognitive psychology research informs on the complexities of human functioning and behavior and thereby, simultaneously, extends our agency to harness its potential malleability. Our various cognitive processes (e.g., decision-making, emotion, language... Read Article »
Bilingualism Cognition Emotion Foreign Language Effect Language Acquisition Cognitive 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
Cultural Anthropology
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
Linguistic Essentialism and Indigenous Authenticity: The Role of Indigenous Languages in Defining Indigeneity
By Ella Agoos
Since the European invasion of Latin America in the sixteenth century, the concept of indigeneity has been inherently political. In what can only be described as an ongoing ethnocide, colonial powers did everything they could to stomp out the rich... Read Article »
Colonialism Language Indigenous Peoples Cultural Identity Cultural Anthropology Latin America Neoliberalism Multiculturalism
American Sign Language
2019, Vol. 11 No. 12
Evidence of Syllables in American Sign Language
By Haley W. Gilreath
This paper will focus on the meaning of signed-language syllables, or the signed-syllable, in American Sign Language (ASL). It is assumed that syllables are applicable to ASL because the phonological representation can be seen in each individual... Read Article »
Prosody Syllables American Sign Language Phonology Language Acquisition
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
Critical Rhetoric
2017, Vol. 9 No. 04
A Theory of Vernacular Rhetoric: Reading Dante's De Vulgari Eloquentia
By Joseph P. Zompetti
The relationships between power and rhetoric have been the subject of many recent studies, most notably from the conversation concerning “critical rhetoric” (McKerrow, 1989; Murphy, 1995; Ono & Sloop, 1992; Shugart, 2003; Zompetti... Read Article »
Dante Vernacular Rhetoric Critical Rhetoric Critical Theory Power Language
Semiotics
2017, Vol. 9 No. 03
The Power of Symbols: The Ideological Representations of a French Revolution Playing Card Deck, the Revolutionnaires
By Joseph P. Zompetti
In 1793-1794, during the height of the French Revolution, a deck of playing cards was introduced that radically changed the future of playing cards as well as symbolically portrayed the transformation occurring in France. To most people, a deck... Read Article »
Semiotics French Revolution Symbols Visual Communication Playing Cards Signification
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 Policy
2016, Vol. 8 No. 12
Preserving Cantonese Television & Film in Guangdong: Language as Cultural Heritage in South China's Bidialectal Landscape
By Rona Y. Ji
The sheer number of distinct dialects present within the country has long complicated Chinese language standardization and language policy. Furthermore, China’s history with colonial powers throughout the past three centuries has led to a... Read Article »
China Chinese Politics Cantonese Language Policy Chinese Film Television Guangdong Mandarin Cultural Identity
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
 
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