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“I like going to the bitch”: Konglish (Korean-English) and Perception

Chen Chang, Jennifer Eom, Kanghyun Lee, Lavinia Lee, Cynthia Ortiz “I can make the PowerPoint, but, uhmm…can you do the oral presentation for me?” Due to pronunciation unfamiliarities in the English language, ESL (English as Second Language) speakers may sometimes develop apprehensiveness and insecurities towards their oral speaking skills. This is not an intrinsic response […]

gender

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Males and Females, Are We Really That Socially Different? An Exploration of Same-Sex Friendship Dynamics

Sociolinguistics

Shirley Yao, Sabrina Meyn, Viktoria Hovhannisyan The friendship dynamics that males and females form with the same-sex differ in how they bond homosocially: either vertical or horizontal. Homosocial bonds are those that are non-romantic social bonds between those of the same-sex. Historically, these two types of homosocialities are used to regulate how people perform gender.

Friendship, gender, Homosociality, sex

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Different Ways that Male and Female Streamers Behave on Valorant Streams

Sociolinguistics

Kevin Kim, Kota Tsukamoto, Guorang Zhang, Cindy Zheng For our experiment, we analyzed Twitch streamers playing Valorant. Twitch, or Twitch.TV, is an online streaming platform popular among gamers. Valorant is a popular first-person shooter (FPS) game created by Riot Games in 2020. Valorant, as of 2021, has an estimated 12 million players, peaking at 15

gender

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Beyond the Binary: Analyzing Vocal Pitch of Non-Binary Celebrities

Sociolinguistics

Megan Fu, Rowan Konstanzer, Erin Kwak, and Kimberly Gaona Examining the speech of nonbinary individuals allows a better understanding of how different speech acoustic features such as vocal pitch, quality, and tempo are used to help construct gender identity. By investigating the speech acoustic features of non-binary celebrities, this study investigates whether coming out would

cisgender, gender, non-binary, vocal pitch

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“Pussy!”: Gendered Insults While Video Gaming

Language and Gender

Nisha Porchezhiyan The present article is a research study about the use of gendered insults while playing Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart. This study consisted of three players, one female and two male playing both of the games and analyzing their conversations to see which gender used “pussy” as an insult more often and

gender, Gendered Insults, Swearing, Video Gaming

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Reading is Fundamental: The Role of Ritual Insults in Ru Paul’s Drag Race

Language and Gender

Olivia Heiner Insults are sometimes regarded as negative or impolite; however, they can also be a playful ritual among various communities. Consider, for example, the exaggerated “Yo Mama” jokes told between young school children. Such insults are entertaining, performative, and unlikely to cause much harm. This article explores the practice of mock ritual insults in

Drag Queens, gender, Gendered Performance, Ritual Insults

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¡Échale ganas, mija!: How Latina Immigrant Mothers Use Word Choice to Assert Their Expectations

Sociolinguistics

Catherine Guzman, Joan Kim, Kiara Mares, Yadira Marquez, Flor Ramirez College enrollment and graduation rate from Latinos has increased during the last decade. Latinas[1] went from being 17% of graduates in 2000 to 30% in 2017. Latina mothers have played an important role in the success of Latinas by either providing motivation or pressuring them.

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To: Perceived Female Recipient
Subject: Examining Nonbinary Identities in Email

Sociolinguistics

Cc: Kyna Horten, Phoebe Morales, Lukas Weinbach What if I told you that the way you write your emails is a dead giveaway of your gender identity? What if I told you there is a way to make this less obvious? If you want to learn more about Gendered Language, keep reading! What we know

gender

To: Perceived Female Recipient
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“Ladies and Gentlemen, Please Forgive Me Because…” I am a Catfish: Analysis of Gender Masking Techniques in The Circle

Sociolinguistics

Karen Landeros, Gianelli Liguidliguid, Anna Kondratyeva, Jose Urrutia, Mariana Martin On the Internet, no one knows you’re a dog…or a catfish. Or do they? On the reality TV show The Circle, contestants are not allowed to interact face to face—instead, they must communicate solely through a voice-activated “Circle Chat.” The anonymity of the show’s format

Catfishing, gender, Gender Masking, Gendered Language, Reality TV

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Fellas, is it really gay to express affection for your homies?

Sociolinguistics

Joseph Anderson, Jason Luna, Ethan Perkins, Helia Woo An increasing and alarming number of cishet men performing purportedly homosexual behavior can be seen on social media. Current research suggests there is also a decrease in homophobia and homohysteria. Our study aims to explore how changes in support of homosexuality have also changed the language of

gender, homohysteria, homosocial relationships, straight talk

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