Linguistic Society of America

¬¬ ‘Slipping the Punch’ – Roth’s Playful Pugilism in The Human Stain Phillip Roth’s writing is characterised by conflict between a desire to champion the individual over societal codes and conventions, and an almost fatalistic sense that these countervailing forces will always overwhelm individual self-determination and self-expression. This conflict often manifests in, at the very least, an ambivalence about language itself: as Kasia Boddy expresses it in Boxing, A Cultural History, ‘For…

fellow Mexicans who want her to adopt the Chicano language paradigm as well as language conscious Americans. Anzaldua (2013) experiences undue pressure from the academic world to adopt proper pronunciation and speech etiquette to fit in the American society. In both cases, the respondents transcend beyond language bias prevalent in the American culture and establishes their unique sense of cultural sensitivity appreciated by both their supporters and…

born citizens. The majority of work taken by illegal and illegal immigrants is hard labor, dirty jobs and services that most people, not just in America, but around the world, would prefer not to do. Our country is focused on education, technology and an easier way to do things. According to NPR, the average percent of high school graduation in America is 83%, while many will go to community colleges and 4 year universities in search of high paying white collar jobs. Regardless of legal or…

a. Cultural Anthropology i. The world is a rich tapestry made of up of many different histories, traditions, and cultures. Where Social Anthropology emphasizes an understanding of social institutions and the relationships therein, Cultural Anthropology, is a study of the behaviors, language, foods, and material creations of different cultures. Cultural Anthropology provides a window into the ideas and beliefs of these cultures and the innate desire to understand the world in their own terms.…

behind suck kind of prejudice can be learn by looking into total background of the conflict between two groups. Anti-Negro prejudice is America is based on historical matter, cause by slavery, in carpet-bagging, and lack of economic reconstruction of the South after Civil War. Sociocultural Emphasis: The socio-cultural level includes both institutions of society and the man-made culture of the time. This form of prejudice stems from "us and them" and is believed to be evolutionary because…

Bands are smallest societies only consisting about 80 people and have lack of institutions. Tribes are beyond bands that consist of about 100 people with villages, government but lack of taxes. Chiefdoms disappeared in the early 20th century and are larger then tribes consisting of thousands of…

over the years in many forms ranging from phonology, semantics, morphology, lexis, syntax and other features of language. More than 360 million people speak English as a native language (Crystal, 2006). The majority of these people live in North America, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean and South Africa. It is also used in many former British colonies as a second language; one of them is Nigeria. In line with the Kachru’s model of English users, there are three circles,…

If one delves deeper into the meaning of this quote, Anzaldúa is pleading for help. Her identity is in danger. The instruments which represents America’s heavy influence is trying to eradicate Anzaldúa’s culture. In Anzaldúa’s context, American society refuses for any person to display their own culture. However, the process proves to be unsuccessful due to the strong roots. Just like how tooth roots provide a foundation to be kept in place, the roots as an immovable…

In today’s society, in the United States of America, the topic of text messaging often creates controversy. The question is, “is texting harming our society”? Is one person’s perspective more accurate over someone else’s; will we ever know? The very wise John McWhorter an editor at The New Republic and columnist for The New York Daily News as well as a teacher of linguistics, wrote an article called “Talking With Your Fingers”. Throughout McWhorter’s passage he discusses the issue of whether…

The strategies of Contrastive Analysis and code-switching have proven themselves to be effective tools in adding to the students ' linguistic capital in both SE and academic language. Contrastive analysis builds upon the strengths students possess in their vernacular, and uses them as springboard for education in the qualities of language in general and in the difference between their…