Linguistic Society of America

sparrow’ that has attracted attention of, not only invaders, but also philosophers, thinkers, writers and scientists as well. Its aura and cultural strength defeated even Britain to hold it forever; something they could succeed to do elsewhere, like America or Australia declaring them as ‘Terra Nullius’. Though they faced a tough resistance and challenge from this enlightened nation which they, too, encountered with the Repressive State Apparatus, yet the British colonizers succeeded to control…

comics play an important function in society by holding up a mirror and forcing us to confront realities that we would often prefer to ignore. Stand-up comedians regularly receive criticism for being too offensive and too stereotypical, however, it means that comedians are pushing social boundaries through laughter. In a stand-up comedy series, African American, Trevor Noah, a South African comedian talks about his journey of wanting to be black and arriving in America. He shares racial…

establishment which had allowed the war to occur, including the arts movements establishment which they displayed as inextricably linked to the discredited socio-political existing state of affairs. Break out at the same time in 1916, in Europe and America, its leaders were young, in their early twenties, and most had left, avoiding drafting in the shelter of neutral cities by likes of New York, Zurich and…

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The Nacirema is a “tribe” in North America. The ethnographic analysis describing the rituals of the Nacirema was written by Horace Miner and actually describes American culture in the 1950s. The article illustrates how anthropologists view and describe other cultures. By turning the analysis on our very own culture, we see how language can influence the reader’s perception of that culture. For example, Miner uses words such as “ritual” “ceremony” and “religious” to describe ordinary activities.…

"Between-Learners' Outside-of-Classroom Uses of American Sign Language as a Foreign Language," Russell S. Rosen discusses the linguistic status of American Sign Language, ASL as a foreign language in school, and the identification of ASL in the medical field. Rosen concludes that hearing people are privileged, rather than the deaf, and that it is important that society puts forward extra effort into the acknowledgement of ASL as a legitimate language (“Ideological Barriers”). American Sign…

dominate world communication and commerce jump geopolitical borders and geographical boundaries, pushing smaller languages toward extinction.’’ Quechua is an indigenous language that is spoken by millions of people in the Andean region of South America. It is currently spoken in 6 countries: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Argentina. With that said, around one-third of these speakers are monolingual and…

education. In prior years, the United States has been contemplating as a country whose people were generally of two races, black and white. The reality is that America is a nation where citizens come from all nations of the world, and practice every recognized religion. It’s essential to include diversity in the classroom because our society has become so cultural diverse. While many people assume diversity to be a mixture of different races, there are in fact many different classifications of…

make sense of the world. The assimilation process will usually take some times, and people of one culture will often find it hard to find a common ground of understanding. However, it’s still possible to grow close ties regardless of cultural and linguistic differences. My roommate, Humberto, from Mexico has proven this notion by his own story. When people are open to personal disclosures, they will develop more mutual trust, and their relationship are more likely to last. Humberto developed…

AND MULTİCULTURALİSM By considering the historical development, it can be seen that the concept of democracy which bases on the governance of the public by public itself, has been given different meanings depending on the level of progress of the societies in all fields of the social life. Literally, democracy is a Latin word. It comes from demos which mean people and krotos which mean power or rule. Since Ancient Roma, democracy has introduced different models for being a response to changing…