Throughout this summer, I’ve come to understand that research and scholarly work are not exclusively for people in STEM fields. When I used to think of research, I would picture students working in a lab, testing on animals, or dissecting specimens. However, both my project this summer and many of the other fellows’ projects have…
Tag: Linguistics
How to Talk About the Way Others Talk
An aspect of my project that I value deeply is its accessibility to the general public. Since I am writing descriptive short fiction stories, I hope it will be easy for my readers to visualize and understand both what instances of linguistic discrimination look like and what the consequences of that discrimination are. Additionally, despite…
An Assembly of Perspectives
Something I have enjoyed immensely so far during my Brackenridge experience is learning about each fellow’s approach to “research.” Whether it is testing on rats, producing a podcast, or scanning through archives, it seems each student is considering a different way to solve a problem and present findings. As the summer continues, I hope to…
Kalan McDonald – The Impact of Old and Middle English Poetics on Modern Fantasy
Having worked with individuals around the world and from fields more diverse than I could have previously imagined – as I have lived, for example, with both a Bavarian journalist and a Mongolian food scientist – one thing remains clear to me: we, as humans, love stories. Men and women will fight language barriers, prepare…
Hannah Kirsch: Gender Cues and Nonbinary They
Hello everyone! My name is Hannah Kirsch and my pronouns are she/her/hers. I am a rising senior in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. I am a psychology major with linguistics and Spanish minors. About me: I am from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Outside of school, I enjoy cooking and crocheting. A fun fact about…
On Language Informing Writing
Hi everyone! I’m Dionna and I’m super excited to be part of the Brackenridge community of scholars this summer. I’m a rising senior double majoring in Communication Rhetoric and Linguistics with a minor in French. I’m very passionate about writing, and have previously worked as a journalist for a local Pittsburgh newspaper, won contests for…