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Germans are pragmatic… linguistically.Name: Kelton Jay Hevelone Course: Semantics (LING3430) Advisor/Professor: Dr. Zygmunt FrajzyngierLURA 2021 A couple years ago when I was on my year abroad in Germany, I noticed a specific linguistic form
Educational language policies in Tanzania have responded to a complex web of often-contradictory pressures throughout the country’s history, serving as a powerful insight into the country’s struggles balancing development of a cohesive national
In the United States, there is a lot of variance concerning quality of education, and who receives it. Low-income groups and students of color are impacted the most by discrepancies in education, so who better to learn about these issues than
Language serves those who use it, so who controls the language of an entire country? And how does policy affect its speakers?Evi JudgeCourse: World Language Policies (LING 3545)Advisor: Professor Raichle FarrellyLURA 2021 Language is something
Linguists and students alike are taught that the verb agrees with the subject, but is this always true?Evi JudgeCourse: Semantics (LING 3540)Advisor: Professor Zygmunt FrajzyngierLURA 2021 Huddleston and Pullum (2005) write “the verb agrees
Black. Lives. Matter.Author: Ella Steckler Course: LING 4260 - L2 Oral Skills Advisor/Professor: Raichle FarrellyLURA 2021The movement for Black lives is not new, but recent surges in violence against Black people has led to action in the last few
How do language features such as formality and honorifics affect the use of a given language in everyday conversation? By: Devin Lohner Course: Semantics (LING3430) Advisor: Professor Zygmunt FrajzyngierLURA 2021 In Korean, honorifics and
How have ideologies about language in the US led to the suppression of Japanese heritage language education?Student: Cole Cantor Course: LING 1000 - Language in U.S. Society Mentor: Katherine Arnold-Murray LURA 2021How have
The combination of language and gesture in yeet Vines may help us understand how African American slang becomes incorporated into the lexicons and identities of non-African American speakers.Name: Caeli McCusker Course Title: Language and Digital
Can YouTube videos be intimate?Alexis Schlagenhauf Language In Digital Media (LING 3800) Advisor: Dr. Kira HallLURA 2021 Can YouTube videos be intimate? ASMR video content may very well show that they can be. ASMR is a non-scientific term that