scholarly journals Exploring response tokens in Irish English — a multidisciplinary approach

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bróna Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Ethnic Background ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Shed Light

Schneider & Barron (2008) discuss the effect of macro-social factors such as region, ethnic background, age, social status and gender on intra-lingual pragmatic conventions, and state that, to date, they have received comparatively little attention in the study of pragmatics. This paper chooses two macro-social factors, age and gender, and focuses on how they impact on the use of response tokens in Irish English. Not only does the paper shed light on the use of variational pragmatics as a framework for corpus-based studies but it also brings together research on sociolinguistics and corpus linguistics, which has, to-date, been scarce (Baker 2010). The paper reveals the importance of avoiding the exploration of sociolinguistic variables in isolation and concludes by highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary research and the merits of fine-grained sociolinguistic investigations using small corpora.

scholarly journals Everyday and ceremonial greeting etiquette of the karakalpak

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-104
Author(s):  
Madiyar Utebayev
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Traditional Society ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Gender Differentiation ◽  
The People ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Moral Attitudes ◽  
Ceremonial Life

The article analyzes the traditional etiquette of Karakalpaks. Special attention is paid to the customs of greeting on meeting and when performing some ceremonial activities. In both cases, the Karakalpak etiquette is based on the moral attitudes and habits of a traditional society. As with other peoples of Central Asia, the principles of age and gender differentiation and reverence for elders come to the fore. Greeting rituals are addressed to the elders and those who have higher social status, taking place within the framework of the institution of hospitality, as a principle of tolerance and benevolence characteristic of the daily and ceremonial life of the people.

The Epidemiology of Suicide and Attempted Suicide among Young Australians

2000 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 370-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Cantor ◽  
Kerryn Neulinger
Keyword(s):  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Data Systems ◽  
Youth Suicide ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Alternative Systems ◽  
Literature Searches ◽  
Family Issues ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Australian Bureau Of Statistics ◽  
Shed Light

Objective: This paper summarises a report to the NHMRC the objectives of which were to review research into the epidemiology of youth suicide in Australia and identify gaps in research. Method: Literature searches were conducted. A limited amount of new data analysis was included to shed light on reliability issues of official Australian suicide data. Results: The review examined suicide data systems, including issues to do with coroners, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and alternative systems. The epidemiological areas reviewed included: all ages, youth, age and gender, geographical, socioeconomic, marital, indigenous, migrants, suicides in custody and gay and lesbian suicides. Conclusion: While much is known about the epidemiology of youth suicide, much remains to be clarified. Study of indigenous issues is perhaps the most neglected area; study of family issues may be potentially be the most productive.

scholarly journals Morphophonemic Variation in CaC-Initial Verb Structures in Kuwaiti Arabic

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Hanan A. Taqi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Sociolinguistic Variation ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Modern Arabic

This study aims to investigate the linguistic and social factors influencing the realisation of the initial Modern Arabic verb form CaC-in Kuwaiti Arabic (KA). While very few studies have examined the sociolinguistic variation of the initial verb form CaC-in KA, this variable has been found to be produced in the speech of two Kuwaiti communities from different ethnic backgrounds, namely Najdi (from Saudi Arabia originally) and Ajami (from Iran originally). The aim is to analyse the realisation of CaC-forms as a reflection of ethnicity, age and gender in KA. Data were collected from 48 male and female Kuwaiti speakers from two ethnicities (Najdi and Ajami), three age groups (chosen according to relevant milestones in the history of Kuwait). Two main techniques were implemented to collect data in this study, namely spontaneous and controlled data. The investigation showed that there were significant differences in the realisation of the initial verb form CaC-in the two ethnicities and across age and gender. The study also showed that the CaC-form had less prestige than did the CiC-form, which is mostly found in the Najdi variety.

scholarly journals The Use of Hybrid Terms and Expressions in Colloquial Arabic among Jordanian College Students: A Sociolinguistic Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samia A. Jaran ◽  
Fawwaz Al-Abed Al-Haq
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
English Language ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
College Life ◽  
Yarmouk University ◽  
Colloquial Arabic ◽  
And Gender

<p>Languages tend to be modified to accommodate for the speakers needs, such as, discussing or dealing with certain topics and domains. An example, university students, in Jordan, modify their own language, being colloquial Arabic, with terms and expressions from the English language in order to interact and adapt to everyday college life. Due to this, college students have fabricated new hybrid terms and expressions; a mixture of English and colloquial Arabic words merged together to make one. This study attempts to explain the attitudes towards these terms and expressions and to what extent they are used amongst the students at Yarmouk University, during Arabic discourse. This was achieved by means of questionnaires and interview. The findings revealed that these colloquial hybrid terms and expressions are highly used by all college students. Results also show that the use of colloquial hybrid terms and expressions is tightly related to social factors, like, age and gender. Thus, these terms and expressions are used mostly by students aged between 18 and 20 years of age. Moreover, these terms and expressions are used more by females than males.</p>

Children’s bodies and material culture: A study of children’s physical activities based on games

Childhood ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 090756822098051
Author(s):  
Pascale Garnier
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Material Culture ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Card Game ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Symbolic Resources ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Shed Light

Within a socio-anthropological framework, this paper studies how the relations between children’s bodies and material culture are related to age and gender identities. The empirical study involves nine focus groups of children playing a card game created for this research. The results illustrate how boys and girls favor different characteristics of these artifacts. They shed light on how this material culture provides symbolic resources for children relationships and performs what their bodies are and will be able to do.

scholarly journals The Norms of Address Terms in Arabic: The Case of Saudi Speech Community

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 227
Author(s):  
Aied Alenizi
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Speech Community ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Address Forms ◽  
Arabic Speakers ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Saudi Arabic ◽  
Address Terms ◽  
Status Level

This paper investigates the address norms used in the Saudi Arabic speech community. The study examines address term usage in five different contexts: family, neighbors, workplace, school and strangers. The study seeks answers for two questions: (1) What address forms do Saudi Arabic speakers use to address each other? (2) What factors cause a difference in use of one term over another? Responses were collected from 40 Saudi speakers of Arabic who were divided evenly based on age and gender. The findings reveal nine key categories as fundamental techniques used by Saudi Arabic speakers to address one another including first names, teknonyms, common names, kin terms, kin term along with first name, terms of endearment, titles, occupation and address by gender (boy/girl). Social factors like age, gender, socio-economic status, level of formality as well as degree of intimacy and occupation were also essential in determining form usage.

scholarly journals The Elephant in the Room: Examining the Connections between Humility and Social Status

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 72-79
Author(s):  
Barret Michalec ◽  
Nicole Piemonte ◽  
Frederic W. Hafferty
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sociological Perspective ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Expectation States ◽  
Expectation States Theory ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Shed Light

Humility is most frequently discussed as a socially-valuable trait, and being perceived as humble is generally considered beneficial.  Although there has been extensive scholarship expounding the concept of humility, previous work has yet to fully examine the role(s) of social status and stratification in regards to the perception of others’ humility and being humble.  In this sense, there is an elephant in the room that must be acknowledged in order to advance humility theory.  In this paper, we provide brief overviews of humility, social status and stratification, and utilize expectation states theory as a flashlight to explore the potential connections between humility and social status from a more sociological perspective. We then showcase where the “elephant” may be hiding in the humility literature (focusing specifically on race and gender), attempting to shed light on potential next steps for future research

scholarly journals Older male and female drivers in car-dependent settings: how much do they use other modes, and do they compensate for reduced driving to maintain mobility?

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1249-1267 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARK J. KING ◽  
BRIDIE J. SCOTT-PARKER
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Considerable Increase ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Older Drivers ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Driving Licence ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Transport Mobility

ABSTRACTAmong the societal and health challenges of population ageing is the continued transport mobility of older people who retain their driving licence, especially in highly car-dependent societies. While issues surrounding loss of a driving licence have been researched, less attention has been paid to variations in physical travel by mode among the growing proportion of older people who retain their driving licence. It is unclear how much they reduce their driving with age, the degree to which they replace driving with other modes of transport, and how this varies by age and gender. This paper reports research conducted in the state of Queensland, Australia, with a sample of 295 older drivers (>60 years). Time spent driving is considerably greater than time spent as a passenger or walking across age groups and genders. A decline in travel time as a driver with increasing age is not redressed by increases in travel as a passenger or pedestrian. The patterns differ by gender, most likely reflecting demographic and social factors. Given the expected considerable increase in the number of older women in particular, and their reported preference not to drive alone, there are implications for policies and programmes that are relevant to other car-dependent settings. There are also implications for the health of older drivers, since levels of walking are comparatively low.

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