Norms – Languaged Life

The Linguistic Switcheroo: Navigating Style-Shifts in College Discourse

This blog entry explores the dynamic world of language use among college students at UCLA, focusing on how they adjust their linguistic style in academic environments. We delve into the phenomenon of style-switching, where students navigate between informal conversations with peers and formal interactions with professors. Through careful observation and analysis, our research uncovers the […]

college students, Norms, power dynamics, professors, social stratification, tones

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Laugh Now… Because It Won’t Be Funny Later

Sociolinguistics

Angelena Escobar, Debora Gotta, Lilly Khatirnia, Talia Kazandjian Comedy and laughter are often viewed as universal languages. It is said that comedians have the capacity to produce discourse about the darkest and most challenging aspects of life, all the while making us laugh. This meant nothing was really off the table for comedians in the

Change, Comedy, Norms, Society, Values

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I Am Who You Are Not: Insults in Films

Language and Identity

Anthony Waller, Avery Robinson, Nicole Rasmussen, Jun Jie Li Creativity and complexity are not often two factors that are considered when we insult; we typically go to our personal shelf of offensive phrases and let our selections do their damage. When we look at high school oriented films, however, we see that insults are a

gender differences, insults, Media, Norms

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