LURA 2024

How would a peaceful culture of intelligent beavers from an icy exoplanet communicate?

What are the metamessages behind TikTok’s Girl Math meme and how does the language of the meme reinforce or resist harmful stereotypes?

How President Biden's 'War Zone' ad challenges perceptions of leadership through powerful visuals and strategic language, reshaping his image amidst declining approval ratings.

How do languages actually work? Is there a standard set of features that each language needs to have?

In a cumulative project for our TESOL listening and oral skills course, we collaboratively developed a curriculum unit revolving around English language acquisition in combination with transgender and LGBTQIA+ education.

Is Lauren Boebert’s campaign rewriting the GOP playbook, and are voters noticing the shift?

How does everyday slang for male genitalia index cultural and sexual ideologies?

Have you ever seen an adult man get called “babygirl”? If you’ve been on the internet in the last few years, the odds are higher than you’d think.

Have you ever thought that communication is more than just speaking? Let's do some research on American Sign Language (ASL). The words in ASL are not spoken with the mouth, but expressed with movements and gestures. They gesture with their hands to express what they want to say.

Trying to decode my brother’s slang isn’t always easy, but there are reasons he speaks differently than others in my circle.