LURA 2021-2

My family’s immigration and the integration of Yiddish into American English. Drew Brian Frank LING 1000 (Language in US Society) Advisor - Natalie Grothues LURA 2021 During the nineteenth century, the growth of anti-Semitism in Eastern Europe sparked a movement of Jewish emigration; between 1877 and 1917, around 2.5 million...

Discussing Sinophobic and anti-China rhetoric throughout American history, in current media and politics, as well as throughout the COVID-19 pandemic Vivian Pham LING 1000 (Language in U.S. Society) Advisor: Natalie Grothues LURA 2021 Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen upticks in violence against members of the...

What semantic features distinguish in from at and lead a speaker to choose one preposition over the other? Vida Alami Course title: LING 3430: Semantics Advisor: Prof. Zygmunt Frajzyngier LURA 2021 Ask an English speaker the difference between in and at , and they might have trouble articulating it. We...

For a long time, welcoming refugees was an important part of America’s legacy. Sami McKinsey LING 4620: Teaching L2 Oral Skills Advisor: Professor Rai Farrelly LURA 2021 For a long time, welcoming refugees was an important part of America’s legacy. The traditional motto, E pluribus unum , or “out of...

America’s long history of xenophobic treatment of languages other than English is visible in the way that Kpop has been treated in the American music industry. Samantha Reinhold Course: LING 1000 - Language in US Society Advisor: Natalie Grothues LURA 2021 America’s long history of xenophobic treatment of languages other...

Did you know that Tik Tok could be a politically charged platform full of ethical and moral debates, not just dance trends? Rebekah Motooka Language and Digital Media, Ling 3800-800 Advisor: Professor Kira Hall LURA 2021 TikTok took the world by storm in 2016, and by 2020 it had over...

How do news headlines manipulate readers without them even knowing? Olivia Berry LING 4100 - Perspectives on Language Advisor: Zygmunt Frajzyngier LURA 2021 The opening sentence for this post, on its own, is an example of the smuggling of a presupposition into a headline to catch a reader’s eye, in...

Why do Trump-critical Twitter users routinely avoid using his name? Noah Prior LING 3800: Language in Digital Media Advisor: Dr. Kira Hall LURA 2021 Before and during his presidency, Donald Trump’s nicknames for his political adversaries were well known. Less well known are the nicknames his own critics have for...

How does the successful legitimization of ASL as a language exemplify the standard language ideology? Maisa Nammari Course: Language in US Society (LING 1000) Advisor: Meredith Church LURA 2021 Notes: deaf with a lowercase d describes the audiological condition of hearing impairment. Deaf with a capital D refers to those...

Do you ever wonder what has gone into the decision of what animals we eat and what animals we put on posters and in zoos for people to donate to? Lauren Hines Language in US Society (LING 1000) Advisor- Meredith Church LURA 2021 Do you ever wonder what has gone...