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Language in Society is an international journal of #sociolinguistics concerned with #language and #discourse as aspects of social life. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/language-in-society

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Language in Society | Cambridge Core Language in Society - Professor Susan Ehrlich, Professor Tommaso Milani

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Opening before closing: The porosity of encounters-in-a-series | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Opening before closing: The porosity of encounters-in-a-series

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"Opening before closing: The porosity of encounters-in-a-series" by Lorenza Mondada

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#SocialInteraction #ConversationAnalysis #Multimodality #OverallStructuralOrganization #Opening #Closing #Encounters-in-a-series #Porosity

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The communicative dynamics of diasporic affect in a conflict-affected community: The case of Greek-Cypriot diaspora | Language in Society | Cambridge Core The communicative dynamics of diasporic affect in a conflict-affected community: The case of Greek-Cypriot diaspora

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"The communicative dynamics of diasporic affect in a conflict-affected community: The case of Greek-Cypriot diaspora" by Constadina Charalambous, Michalinos Zembylas & Xanthia Aristidou

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#Affect #Conflict #Interaction #Belonging

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Held to account: Comparing adversarial questioning in remote and in-person parole hearings | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Held to account: Comparing adversarial questioning in remote and in-person parole hearings

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"Held to account: Comparing adversarial questioning in remote and in-person parole hearings" by David Peplow & @jakephillips.bsky.social

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#Accounts #AdversarialQuestioning #ConversationAnalysis #Parole #Responsibility

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Heritage language recognition: The multimodal construction of language in a Tibetan-Canadian familyโ€™s literacy activities | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Heritage language recognition: The multimodal construction of language in a Tibetan-Canadian familyโ€™s literacy activities

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"Heritage language recognition: The multimodal construction of language in a Tibetan-Canadian familyโ€™s literacy activities" by Shannon Ward

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#HeritageLanguages #LanguageSocialization #Literacy #MetalinguisticKnowledge #Multimodality

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Language in the age of AI technology: From human to non-human authenticity, from public governance to privatised assemblages | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Language in the age of AI technology: From human to non-human authenticity, from public governance to privatised assemblages

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"Language in the age of AI technology: From human to non-human authenticity, from public governance to privatised assemblages" by @ikererdocia.bsky.social, Britta Schneider, Bettina Migge

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#StandardLg #AI #Authority #BigTech #RealAcademiaEspaรฑola

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Against the game: Sid Meierโ€™s Civilization and vernacular theories of language | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Against the game: Sid Meierโ€™s Civilization and vernacular theories of language

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"Against the game: Sid Meierโ€™s Civilization and vernacular theories of language" by @katespowage.bsky.social

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#LanguageIdeologies #Videogames #Postcolonialism

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Trajectories of spirituality: Producing and assessing cultural evidence at the International Criminal Court | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Trajectories of spirituality: Producing and assessing cultural evidence at the International Criminal Court - Volume 54 Issue 2

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"Trajectories of spirituality: Producing and assessing cultural evidence at the International Criminal Court" by Sigurd D'hondt, Juan-Pablo Pรฉrez-Leรณn-Acevedo, Fabio Ferraz de Almeida & Elena Barrett

#ICC #TextTrajectory #Entextualization #Uganda
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Positioning of applicants in asylum interviews: Case officers as recontextualising agents | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Positioning of applicants in asylum interviews: Case officers as recontextualising agents - Volume 54 Issue 2

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"Positioning of applicants in asylum interviews: Case officers as recontextualising agents" by Hanna Sofia Rehnberg

#AsylumInterview #Intertextuality #Positioning #Recontextualisation #SpeakerRole
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โ€˜Whitefellas got miserable language skillsโ€™: Differentiation, scripted speech, and Indigenous discourses | Language in Society | Cambridge Core โ€˜Whitefellas got miserable language skillsโ€™: Differentiation, scripted speech, and Indigenous discourses - Volume 54 Issue 2

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1. "โ€˜Whitefellas got miserable language skillsโ€™: Differentiation, scripted speech, and Indigenous discourses" by
@corpusling.bsky.social & Barbara A. Meek

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#Ethnoracialisation #Decolonisation #Australia #MainstreamMedia #AboriginalEng #LgIdeologies

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Evaluative reactions to minority languages and their varieties: Evidence from new speakers of West Frisian | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Evaluative reactions to minority languages and their varieties: Evidence from new speakers of West Frisian - Volume 54 Issue 2

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2. "Evaluative reactions to minority languages and their varieties: Evidence from new speakers of West Frisian" by Ruth Kircher, @ethankutlu.bsky.social &
@mirjamvellinga.bsky.social

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#LgAttitudes#LgIdeologies#MinorityLgs #LgPlanning #LgRevitalisation

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โ€œShe did it!โ€: Meaning-making in interaction between deaf and hearing siblings in Peru | Language in Society | Cambridge Core โ€œShe did it!โ€: Meaning-making in interaction between deaf and hearing siblings in Peru - Volume 54 Issue 2

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3. "โ€œShe did it!โ€: Meaning-making in interaction between deaf and hearing siblings in Peru" by Sara A. Goico

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#Deaf #SignLanguage #LinguisticEthnography #Multimodality #SemioticRepertoire #Peru

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Localising cosmopolitanism in place talk: Semiotic landscape as stance object | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Localising cosmopolitanism in place talk: Semiotic landscape as stance object - Volume 54 Issue 2

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"Localising cosmopolitanism in place talk: Semiotic landscape as stance object" by Fengzhi Zhao & @loujiajackie.bsky.social

#Cosmopolitanism #SemioticLandscape #Stance #PlaceTalk #PlaceIdentity #Shanghai
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โ€˜One is allowed to show the realityโ€™: The creation of panoptic structures in social media communication | Language in Society | Cambridge Core โ€˜One is allowed to show the realityโ€™: The creation of panoptic structures in social media communication - Volume 54 Issue 2

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"โ€˜One is allowed to show the realityโ€™: The creation of panoptic structures in social media communication" by Janus Spindler Mรธller

#Panopticism #SocialMedia #Conflict #PolymediaRepertoire #Audience
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โ€œShe did it!โ€: Meaning-making in interaction between deaf and hearing siblings in Peru | Language in Society | Cambridge Core โ€œShe did it!โ€: Meaning-making in interaction between deaf and hearing siblings in Peru - Volume 54 Issue 2

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"โ€œShe did it!โ€: Meaning-making in interaction between deaf and hearing siblings in Peru" by Sara A. Goico

#Deaf #SignLanguage #LinguisticEthnography #Multimodality #SemioticRepertoire #Peru
doi.org/10.1017/S004...

23.05.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Evaluative reactions to minority languages and their varieties: Evidence from new speakers of West Frisian | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Evaluative reactions to minority languages and their varieties: Evidence from new speakers of West Frisian - Volume 54 Issue 2

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"Evaluative reactions to minority languages and their varieties: Evidence from new speakers of West Frisian" by Ruth Kircher, โ€ช@ethankutlu.bsky.social & @mirjamvellinga.bsky.social

#LanguageIdeology #MinorityLanguages #LanguageRevitalisation #NewSpeakers
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Constructing Mฤori deaf identity in New Zealand Sign Language | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Constructing Mฤori deaf identity in New Zealand Sign Language

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"Constructing Mฤori deaf identity in New Zealand Sign Language" by Melissa Simchowitz & Rachel McKee

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#NewZealandSignLanguage #MฤoriDeaf #Ethnicity #Identity #Variation

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โ€˜Whitefellas got miserable language skillsโ€™: Differentiation, scripted speech, and Indigenous discourses | Language in Society | Cambridge Core โ€˜Whitefellas got miserable language skillsโ€™: Differentiation, scripted speech, and Indigenous discourses - Volume 54 Issue 2

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"โ€˜Whitefellas got miserable language skillsโ€™: Differentiation, scripted speech, and Indigenous discourses" by @corpusling.bsky.social & Barbara A. Meek

#SemioticProcs #Ethnoracialisation #Decolonisation #AUS #MainstreamMedia #AboriginalEnglish #LgIdeology
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Language in Society: Volume 54 - Issue 2 | Cambridge Core Cambridge Core - Language in Society - Volume 54 - Issue 2

NEW ISSUE: 54(2)

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The โ€˜Critical Roleโ€™ of voice quality in Dungeons and Dragons: A case study of non-player characters voiced by Matthew Mercer | Language in Society | Cambridge Core The โ€˜Critical Roleโ€™ of voice quality in Dungeons and Dragons: A case study of non-player characters voiced by Matthew Mercer

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"The โ€˜Critical Roleโ€™ of voice quality in Dungeons and Dragons: A case study of non-player characters voiced by Matthew Mercer" by Zac Boyd & Mรญลกa Hejnรก

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#VoiceQuality #Stance #Methods #Affect #Morality

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Looking back โ€“ Looking ahead | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Looking back โ€“ Looking ahead - Volume 54 Issue 1

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#1 "Looking back โ€“ Looking ahead" by Susan Ehrlich, Tommaso M. Milani
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Sumud pedagogy as linguistic citizenship: Palestinian youth in Israel against imposed subjectivities | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Sumud pedagogy as linguistic citizenship: Palestinian youth in Israel against imposed subjectivities - Volume 54 Issue 1

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#2 "Sumud pedagogy as linguistic citizenship: Palestinian youth in Israel against imposed subjectivities" by Muzna Awayed-Bishara

#LinguisticCitizenship #SumudPedagogy #PalestinianYouth #ColonizedEducation
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: How to Get Published. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. The editors of Language in Society and Journal of Sociolinguisticsare jointly sponsoring an online seminar on the theme of publishing in academic journals. This 60-minute webinar is intended to provid...

Donโ€™t forget to register for a panel discussion on how to get published in the two premier sociolinguistics journals, with Susan Ehrlich & Tommaso Milani (Language in Society) and Andrew Wong, Lauren Hall-Lew & Jaspal Singh (J Sociolinguistics) on 8 May, 16:00-17:00 UTC

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The code of the streets in Beijing: Style-shifting and changing personae in the performance of Beijing male rappers | Language in Society | Cambridge Core The code of the streets in Beijing: Style-shifting and changing personae in the performance of Beijing male rappers - Volume 54 Issue 1

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#3 "The code of the streets in Beijing: Style-shifting and changing personae in the performance of Beijing male rappers" by Tianxiao Wang
#HipHop #Indexicality #Iconicity #Performance #MandarinChinese
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Grafting in interaction: A sequential analysis of interdiscursive โ€˜momentsโ€™ in American public school board meetings | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Grafting in interaction: A sequential analysis of interdiscursive โ€˜momentsโ€™ in American public school board meetings

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"Grafting in interaction: A sequential analysis of interdiscursive โ€˜momentsโ€™ in American public school board meetings" by Natalie Grothues

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#Interdiscursivity #Intertextuality #ConstructedDialogue #DiscourseAnalysis #SequentialAnalysis #SchoolBoardMtgs

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Dissecting the dominant framings of multilingualism in education in Pakistan: A southern perspective | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Dissecting the dominant framings of multilingualism in education in Pakistan: A southern perspective

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"Dissecting the dominant framings of multilingualism in education in Pakistan: A southern perspective" by Hassan Syed & Waqar Ali Shah

#Multilingualism #SouthernTheory #Governmentality #Neoliberalism #LanguageEducation #LanguagePolicy

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Plays with words: Fungible(ly) fugitive Black sound in ethnographies of communication | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Plays with words: Fungible(ly) fugitive Black sound in ethnographies of communication - Volume 54 Issue 1

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"Plays with words: Fungible(ly) fugitive Black sound in ethnographies of communication" by Justin Lance Pannell

#BlackSound #Fungibility #Fugitivity #RaciolinguisticIdeologies #EthnographyOfCommunication #BlackStudies
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Understanding the role of transcription in evidential consistency of police interview records in England and Wales | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Understanding the role of transcription in evidential consistency of police interview records in England and Wales - Volume 54 Issue 1

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"Understanding the role of transcription in evidential consistency of police interview records in England and Wales" by @emma-richardson.bsky.social, Magnus Hamann, James Tompkinson, Kate Haworth & @felicitydeamer.bsky.social

#Entextualisation #CA
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Presenting a united front at the dinner table: The case of merged speakership and merged recipiency | Language in Society | Cambridge Core Presenting a united front at the dinner table: The case of merged speakership and merged recipiency - Volume 54 Issue 1

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"Presenting a united front at the dinner table: The case of merged speakership and merged recipiency" by Hansun Zhang Waring

#FamilyInteraction #ConversationAnalysis #Collaboration
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