development of regional accents
varieties of language
sociolinguistics
immigration / migration
first and second language
loan words
heritage language
home language
development of regional accents
varieties of language
sociolinguistics
immigration / migration
first and second language
loan words
heritage language
home language
Encycopedias
Books
YouTube / videos
books/ebooks
social media
Observation
Organizational websites
endangered/indigenous languages - ethnographies
Research study from within a community
Oral histories
Interview or speaking with know person
Speakers of multiple languages
bi/trilingual, etc
second language speakers
Tense
Past/present/future tense
Progressive / subjunctive
Literal meanings of words and figurative use (hasta manana)
Idea of "definite"
Difficulty of putting emotional/cognitive/affective experiences to words
Understanding of the language itself - beginning learner vs fluent language user
Semiotics - study of symbols
process of words getting put into dictionaries / history of dictionaries
lexicons / lexicography(ers)
Historical and current forms of mass media
How does the blending of languages (e.g Spanglish, Singlish) reflect cultural adaptations in a globalisedworld?
informal language
lingo
jargon
social or professional jargon
register
How is slang formed in languages?
How do linguistic & cultural backgrounds impact people's perceptions of visual symbols and icons?
How and when did “American English” accents develop, with the country being made up of so many immigrants from different parts of the world?
to what extent does language limit our ability to think critically or abstractly?
How did the advent of the printing press and mass media standardize written language and how did this carry over to spoken language?
What type of sources might be helpful?
Who or what people might have insight into this question?
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