Isaac Verdugo, Riley Kwinn, Brendan Xiong, and Gustavo Gutierrez NBA (National Basketball Association) slang is widely used by basketball fans all over the world. NBA slang is formed and developed with NBA history. It has unique features and functions that give NBA fans the opportunity to express their opinions about the game of basketball in […]
Are some NBA slang terms too vague? Absolutely! Read Post »
Matthew Lee, Sam Lin, Huimin Liu, Francisco Morales, Annika Park In recent years, Korean popular music, or K-pop, has led the way for a meteoric rise in global popularity of Korean culture. According to Sue Jin Lee’s study, “The Korean Wave: The Seoul of Asia,” this Korean wave—hallyu in Korean—has garnered a worldwide fanbase whose
K-Netizen: Examining Possessive Behavior in K-pop Social Media Discourse Read Post »
Joon Chang, Mabel Gong, Yanqi Qing, Esther Li, Yoori Kwak Abstract The term “Asian American” was coined by the late Japanese historian Yuji Ichioka in the late 1960s, in the midst of the burgeoning affirmative action movement advocated by African-Americans and other minorities. His original intention in introducing this ethno-racial identity was to deny the
A Study on Randall Park: Linguistic Marks of Second-generation Asian-Americans Read Post »
Jamie Seals, Makena Larson, Betsy Benavides, Faith McCormick When looking at the work previously done on the intersection of white fragility and sociolinguistics, we noticed a gap in research that we wanted to fill. We conducted interviews between two white peers, the topic of conversation being sensitive topics such as race and racism. We hypothesized
Sociolinguistic Activism and White Fragility Read Post »
Brandon, Dianely, Giselle, Rukhsar, and Victoria The objective of this study was to analyze the initiation of gendered language compliance during child development by focusing on the production of language in English-speaking five-year-old children. We hypothesized that boys are more likely to display linguistic features associated with men in their language in comparison to girls
Brooke Lim The fact of the matter is, we have all at some point said a casual ‘bitch’ or ‘fuck’ during a conversation with both new and old friends. But does that make the other person in the conversation look at us under a new light? Profanity is a crucial part of our society’s language
Bingbing Liu, Kejia Zhang, Nina Cai, Ze Ning, Zehao Yao Recent sociolinguistic studies show interests in exploring people’s language practices and their corresponding social influences. In China, the rapid development of the society has attracted more and more people immigrating from the countryside to the city. Beijing, one of the most prosperous cities in China,
Latecomers’ Usage of the [ɹ] Sound and Identity Construction Read Post »
Jasmine Beroukhim, Nicole Palleja, Marydith Macabale, and Jaee Shin Netflix’s hit dating show, Love is Blind has captured the attention of millions of viewers for its original take and format. In the show the contestants are separated by gender, and converse with one another through pods where a wall separates them from seeing each other.
Love at First Voice Read Post »
Michelle Johnson, Kayla Sasser, Lucy (Chenyi) Wang, Grace Shoemaker, and Lien Joy Campbell Even though the sad emojis in that exchange were used in a sad context, many people might laugh or find that inappropriate. Whether you are one of those people or someone likely to use emojis just like “Mom”, read on. As texting
How LOL got between X and Z Read Post »
Iscelle Abad, Zhuoen Li, Ira Throne, Ryan Tsai, Max Yudowitz With the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, language in the country is changing. In response to the war, many natives have expressed a desire to switch their primary language in daily life from Russian to Ukrainian. Although it’s been a while since it was conducted, the
Ukraine in Transition: The Process of Reducing Russian Language Usage Read Post »