Samantha Dao, Audrey Harrison, Sonia Hauser, Elizabeth Rutkevich Have you ever thought, “Wow. That person sounds so gay.”? Maybe it’s because of the way the person speaks –his/her pitch is higher/lower than a straight person’s, the pitch at the end of his/her sentence is higher than the rest, or they have a melodious/creaky voice. But […]
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Chelsea Gleason, Priscilla De Luna, Kat Dang, Briana Tena Do males and females speak differently in a professional setting? If so, does this cause any implications? In this study, we look at the different language patterns in the popular TV show, The Office, a comedy show following the lives of workers at a desk job.
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Faith Ngo, Madyllen Kung, Melissa Aguirre, Sabrina Huang Racial inequalities have been a fundamental aspect of the underlying fabric of the United States since its conception almost 250 years ago. From brutal incidents of racialized violence to educational disparities that have continually oppressed communities of color, inequities rooted in the throngs of racism have persisted
Media Depictions of African Americans in Incidents of White-on-Black Violence Read Post »
Anthony Waller, Avery Robinson, Nicole Rasmussen, Jun Jie Li Creativity and complexity are not often two factors that are considered when we insult; we typically go to our personal shelf of offensive phrases and let our selections do their damage. When we look at high school oriented films, however, we see that insults are a
I Am Who You Are Not: Insults in Films Read Post »
Language preferences and code-mixing among UCLA bilinguals in different social settings Shiqi Liang, Leen Aljefri, Yingxue Du and Tianyi Shao Here at UCLA, we have a diverse student body coming from many different backgrounds, which means we do have a sizable bilingual population on campus. Bilinguals and multilinguals often find themselves navigating through different social
“Language 1, Language 2, and The Ol’ Switch-A-Roo” Mix & Match: Bilingual Edition Read Post »
Wendy Barenque, Maria Martignano Cassol, Kelli Sakaguchi, Sophia Siqueiros, Ellis Song Every year Disney and Pixar release blockbuster hits watched by millions of children. Disney and Pixar characters have a huge impact on how children learn to view people in real life through the use of regional and foreign accents categorizing intrinsic “goodness” or “badness”
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Grace Gibbons, Maya Kardouh, Orla Lynagh-Shannon, Diya Razdan Does one’s gender affect the language features that he or she uses? Previous studies, specifically by Robin Lakoff, a prominent linguist, have shown that women’s language differs from men’s in that women are expected to “talk like a lady” and consequently use more hedges, intensifiers, tag questions,
Modifier Use Between Male and Female Bosses in Movies and Television Shows Read Post »