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Linguistic Intersections of Language and Gender
Linguists have been interested in the relation of language and gender for a long time, yet only recently has the field diversified extensively in both its research questions and its methods. However, few attempts have been made to bring together these diverse perspectives in a systematic exchange of ideas and approaches. This volume offers a collection of the latest empirical research on language and gender from a variety of linguistic perspectives. Among other questions, the studies in this volume investigate the processing of gendered forms in spoken and written language, examine their morphosyntactic properties, model their semantics and pragmatics, and engage with the discursive and orthographic patterns of gendered language. They apply a wide range of corpus linguistic, experimental, and computational methods to a diverse set of languages, including Portuguese, Italian, Georgian, German, and English. This volume is a valuable resource for all scholars interested in the current state of research on language and gender and a much-needed kick-off for interdisciplinary collaboration in this field that takes into account the bigger picture.
The Representation of History in Science Fiction Video Games
Master's Thesis from the year 2024 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies, grade: 1,3, University of Tubingen (English Department), language: English, abstract: Science fiction has long served as a powerful lens through which complex social issues and historical narratives can be explored. From the earliest days of the genre, science fiction settings have been utilized to explore contemporary concerns. The struggles and experiences of marginalized groups have frequently found expression in science fiction narratives, with the African American experience being a particularly resonant and recurring motif. The history of African Americans in the United States, from the antebellum days of slavery through the long fight for civil rights and the ongoing struggle for equality, presents a compelling and highly significant narrative. This history of oppression, resistance, identity, and the struggle for freedom naturally lends itself to analogical representation. By representing these historical struggles in futuristic societies or alternate realities, they can be explored from new perspectives, potentially fostering greater empathy and understanding. Whether the replicants in "Blade Runner", the Synths in "Fallout 4", or the androids in "Detroit: Become Human" - the representations of these 'artificial humanoids' include a number of analogies to African American struggles of the past. Works that investigate the representation of race and history in science fiction literature and film exist, but video games remain an area of research that is underrepresented in relation to their popularity and cultural relevance. All three games use said representations of African American history in the context of artificial humanoids to allude to players' cultural and historical knowledge and project it onto players' interpretations of the (non?)human beings. The prevalence of these representations within the games' narratives, however, differs significantly and correlate
Advancing Critical Call Across Institutions and Borders
Since the Advances in CALL Research and Practice book series was launched in 2016, the field of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) has seen rapid pedagogical developments, as learners across all grade levels have benefited from online learning. During the recent COVID pandemic, abrupt and extensive migrations to emergency online teaching exposed social trauma, isolation, and inequities emerging with CALL. While teachers and learners with access to computer-based technologies will continue to use them extensively to support language learning moving forward, the need to recast CALL as a humanitarian project which amplifies diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) seems greater now than ever before.This volume reimagines CALL as a vehicle for elevating the DEIA practices of language teachers and their students. It proposes that interinstitutional partnerships (i.e., those that involve knowledge and resource sharing across more than one institution) and transnational collaborations (i.e., those that include stakeholders located across national borders) are crucial for this purpose. It highlights a variety of CALL projects that have been collaboratively developed by stakeholders who are located at different institutions across the world, working with different languages. While the featured projects have varied aims-including curriculum development, virtual exchange, software development, and teacher professional development-collectively they advance our understanding of the ways that CALL and accessibility (DEIA) are purposefully and inextricably linked.
Bavarian Syntax - The Left Clausal Periphery
Bavarian syntax is widely known for its productive "Doubly-Filled COMP" (DFC) property and for the rare phenomenon of inflecting complementizers. It is less widely known that DFC also extends to declaratives. Topicalization out of a preposed CP can leave a gap, with various consequences. DFC is in addition not available as unconditionally as previously thought. Short wh-words seem to blur the traditional division between heads (C) and phrases (wh-XP). As for the inner clausal syntax, Bavarian shows hierarchically organized discourse particles among which the clitic version 'n of the particle denn plays a distinct role. Various tests as well as empirical investigations suggests that 'n has lost its semantic residues and has turned into a wh-agreement marker. The studies presented in this book are relevant for anyone interested in German morpho-syntax and in syntactic theory, linguistic micro-variation, comparative Germanic and historical linguistics. It touches on various questions concerning the licensing of empty categories, the clausal architecture, word order and the consequences of grammaticalization for the synchronic appearance of the language. As such, the book is relevant for students and researchers of syntactic theory, variation, German(ic) syntax, German(ic) dialectology, comparative linguistics and the development of language.
An Essay on the Origin of Language, Based on Modern Researches, and Especially on the Works of M. Renan
The Arawack Language of Guiana in Its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations
A COLLECTION OF LATIN MAXIMS AND PHRASES Literally Translated.
