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Furry Culture and an 'Endearing' Register

May 7, 2018

If you have heard of furries, the first thing you may think of is probably not the most positive understanding. By Jonathan Lilley Course: Language in US Society (Ling 1000) Advisor: GPTI Jonnia Torres, TA Olivia Hirschey LURA 2018 Society has painted a simplistic, sexual, and unflattering picture of this...

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Race and Gender: How Men Speak About Women

May 3, 2018

Men discuss terminology specific to women in different ways, depending on how they identify. By Angela Shah Course: Language in US Society (Ling 1000) Advisor: GPTI Maureen Kosse; TA Irina Wagner LURA 2018 This was a central finding of the research project I developed for the course Language in US...