Fern L Johnson
Biographic Data
| ID | 155135 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fern L Johnson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fern L |
| FAMILY NAME | Johnson |
| SIGNATURE | JOHNSON F L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 92 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Underlying Paradox in the European Union's Multilingualism Policies
The European Union (EU) has developed comprehensive policies in recent years to promote multilingualism. In this article, major EU policy statements on multilingualism are analyzed to demonstrate how their underlying language ideology produces paradox by both encouraging multilingualism and regulating its definition within the EU. The first section provides conceptual grounding regarding (1) language ideology as the basis for language regulation …
Rhetorical positioning of US policy statements about multilingual education – with reference to the EU
The focus of this paper is on US language policy statements that govern the priorities for teaching languages other than English in public schools and the language ideologies implied by specific management moves by the federal government to regulate language education, starting with the Bilingual Education Act (BEA) of 1968. Following introductory comments on language ideology, rhetorical positioning, and claims-making, this paper provides an ove…
Imaging in Advertising
The dominance of advertising in everyday life carries potent cultural meaning. As a major force in the rise of "image based culture," advertising spreads images that shape how people live their lives. While scholarship on visual images has advanced our understanding of the role of advertising in society, for example in revealing how images of extremely thin female models and athletic heroes shape ideals and aspirations, images circulated through …
The Context of Race in Reading Narratives on Daytime Talk Shows
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Student Perceptions of Gender in Managerial Communication
Coming to terms with women's language
PURE LUST. By Mary Daly. Boston: Beacon Press, 1984; pp. 473. $11.95. LANGUAGE AND THE SEXES. By Francine Frank and Frank Anshen. Albany: SUNY Press, 1983; pp. 130. $24.95; paper $7.95. ANOTHER MOTHER TONGUE. By Judy Grahn. Boston: Beacon Press, 1984; pp. 324. $9.95. WOMEN SPEAKING: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF VERBAL AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION 1970–1980. By Mary E. W. Jarrard and Phyllis R. Randall. New York: Garland, 1982; pp. 478. $60.00. A F…
Sex Differences in Uses and Perceptions of Obscenity
Leonard Bloomfield long ago cited obscenity as a major form of tabu language because its connotations somehow reflect social improprieties.1 Despite the freer flow of obscene language during the past two decades, we often are reminded that it retains its taboo qualities. In the late 1960s, youthful anti-war protestors gained attention and outraged the establishment by flagrantly shouting obscenities in hopes that they would reveal the true obscen…
Positions for Knowing about Gender Differences in Social Relationships
Female and Male Motives for Using Obscenity
Female and male college students completed a questionnaire designed to determine their beliefs about the common motives for using obscenity. Using a sample of obscene words generated by the participants, the study was designed to compare responses of females and males as well as beliefs about why females and males use obscenity. For all participants, the most important motives cited for using obscenity were 'psychological'. In addition, females w…
Close friendship in adulthood
Relationships
The talk of women friends
Black talk on television
Viewers’ perceptions of characters and their use of Black English Vernacular (BEV) in the American television series, Roots II, were examined. Thirty‐three college students watched an episode of Roots II, developed a set of personal constructs, and completed a role repertoire test. There were three research questions: (1) How does the language of the characters correspond to the language of black speech communities as described by socio‐linguists…
White listeners’ responses to “sounding black” and “sounding white”
The effects of sounding black on white listeners' perceptions of experiential and narrative content versus abstract and intellectual content were examined. Using the matched guise technique and 93 college student subjects, three hypotheses were tested: (1) Sounding black predisposes white listeners to respond more negatively to a speaker than sounding white, regardless of content; (2) Sounding black elicits more negative responses from white list…
Communicative purpose in children's referential language
Earlier research does not clarify whether developmental improvements in referential communication are due to increased sensitivity to listeners or advances in perceptual discrimination and language use. This study compared the referential messages produced by first‐ and third‐grade children in two conditions: one where the purpose of the task was interpersonal communication and one where the purpose was description. Referential messages were asse…
Role-Taking and Referential Communication Abilities in First- And Third-Grade Children
This study investigated role-taking and referential communication abilities in children. The effects of age, sex, and IQ on both abilities were tested, and the effect of age of receiver on referential communication ability was also examined. Multiple regression analyses were utilized to determine how well the independent variables predict the measures of role-taking and referential communication. Finally, the relationship between role-taking and …
Close friendship in adulthood
The talk of women friends
White listeners’ responses to “sounding black” and “sounding white”
The effects of sounding black on white listeners' perceptions of experiential and narrative content versus abstract and intellectual content were examined. Using the matched guise technique and 93 college student subjects, three hypotheses were tested: (1) Sounding black predisposes white listeners to respond more negatively to a speaker than sounding white, regardless of content; (2) Sounding black elicits more negative responses from white list…
Role-Taking and Referential Communication Abilities in First- And Third-Grade Children
This study investigated role-taking and referential communication abilities in children. The effects of age, sex, and IQ on both abilities were tested, and the effect of age of receiver on referential communication ability was also examined. Multiple regression analyses were utilized to determine how well the independent variables predict the measures of role-taking and referential communication. Finally, the relationship between role-taking and …
Sex Differences in Uses and Perceptions of Obscenity
Leonard Bloomfield long ago cited obscenity as a major form of tabu language because its connotations somehow reflect social improprieties.1 Despite the freer flow of obscene language during the past two decades, we often are reminded that it retains its taboo qualities. In the late 1960s, youthful anti-war protestors gained attention and outraged the establishment by flagrantly shouting obscenities in hopes that they would reveal the true obscen…
Female and Male Motives for Using Obscenity
Female and male college students completed a questionnaire designed to determine their beliefs about the common motives for using obscenity. Using a sample of obscene words generated by the participants, the study was designed to compare responses of females and males as well as beliefs about why females and males use obscenity. For all participants, the most important motives cited for using obscenity were 'psychological'. In addition, females w…
Positions for Knowing about Gender Differences in Social Relationships
Rhetorical positioning of US policy statements about multilingual education – with reference to the EU
The focus of this paper is on US language policy statements that govern the priorities for teaching languages other than English in public schools and the language ideologies implied by specific management moves by the federal government to regulate language education, starting with the Bilingual Education Act (BEA) of 1968. Following introductory comments on language ideology, rhetorical positioning, and claims-making, this paper provides an ove…
Imaging in Advertising
The dominance of advertising in everyday life carries potent cultural meaning. As a major force in the rise of "image based culture," advertising spreads images that shape how people live their lives. While scholarship on visual images has advanced our understanding of the role of advertising in society, for example in revealing how images of extremely thin female models and athletic heroes shape ideals and aspirations, images circulated through …
Student Perceptions of Gender in Managerial Communication
Coming to terms with women's language
PURE LUST. By Mary Daly. Boston: Beacon Press, 1984; pp. 473. $11.95. LANGUAGE AND THE SEXES. By Francine Frank and Frank Anshen. Albany: SUNY Press, 1983; pp. 130. $24.95; paper $7.95. ANOTHER MOTHER TONGUE. By Judy Grahn. Boston: Beacon Press, 1984; pp. 324. $9.95. WOMEN SPEAKING: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF VERBAL AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION 1970–1980. By Mary E. W. Jarrard and Phyllis R. Randall. New York: Garland, 1982; pp. 478. $60.00. A F…
Role-Taking and Referential Communication Abilities in First- And Third-Grade Children
This study investigated role-taking and referential communication abilities in children. The effects of age, sex, and IQ on both abilities were tested, and the effect of age of receiver on referential communication ability was also examined. Multiple regression analyses were utilized to determine how well the independent variables predict the measures of role-taking and referential communication. Finally, the relationship between role-taking and …
Communicative purpose in children's referential language
Earlier research does not clarify whether developmental improvements in referential communication are due to increased sensitivity to listeners or advances in perceptual discrimination and language use. This study compared the referential messages produced by first‐ and third‐grade children in two conditions: one where the purpose of the task was interpersonal communication and one where the purpose was description. Referential messages were asse…
White listeners’ responses to “sounding black” and “sounding white”
The effects of sounding black on white listeners' perceptions of experiential and narrative content versus abstract and intellectual content were examined. Using the matched guise technique and 93 college student subjects, three hypotheses were tested: (1) Sounding black predisposes white listeners to respond more negatively to a speaker than sounding white, regardless of content; (2) Sounding black elicits more negative responses from white list…
Close friendship in adulthood
Relationships
The talk of women friends
Black talk on television
Viewers’ perceptions of characters and their use of Black English Vernacular (BEV) in the American television series, Roots II, were examined. Thirty‐three college students watched an episode of Roots II, developed a set of personal constructs, and completed a role repertoire test. There were three research questions: (1) How does the language of the characters correspond to the language of black speech communities as described by socio‐linguists…
Positions for Knowing about Gender Differences in Social Relationships
Female and Male Motives for Using Obscenity
Female and male college students completed a questionnaire designed to determine their beliefs about the common motives for using obscenity. Using a sample of obscene words generated by the participants, the study was designed to compare responses of females and males as well as beliefs about why females and males use obscenity. For all participants, the most important motives cited for using obscenity were 'psychological'. In addition, females w…
Sex Differences in Uses and Perceptions of Obscenity
Leonard Bloomfield long ago cited obscenity as a major form of tabu language because its connotations somehow reflect social improprieties.1 Despite the freer flow of obscene language during the past two decades, we often are reminded that it retains its taboo qualities. In the late 1960s, youthful anti-war protestors gained attention and outraged the establishment by flagrantly shouting obscenities in hopes that they would reveal the true obscen…
Coming to terms with women's language
PURE LUST. By Mary Daly. Boston: Beacon Press, 1984; pp. 473. $11.95. LANGUAGE AND THE SEXES. By Francine Frank and Frank Anshen. Albany: SUNY Press, 1983; pp. 130. $24.95; paper $7.95. ANOTHER MOTHER TONGUE. By Judy Grahn. Boston: Beacon Press, 1984; pp. 324. $9.95. WOMEN SPEAKING: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF VERBAL AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION 1970–1980. By Mary E. W. Jarrard and Phyllis R. Randall. New York: Garland, 1982; pp. 478. $60.00. A F…
Student Perceptions of Gender in Managerial Communication
The Context of Race in Reading Narratives on Daytime Talk Shows
Preview this article: The Context of Race in Reading Narratives on Daytime Talk Shows, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/ni.12.2.15joh-1.gif
Rhetorical positioning of US policy statements about multilingual education – with reference to the EU
The focus of this paper is on US language policy statements that govern the priorities for teaching languages other than English in public schools and the language ideologies implied by specific management moves by the federal government to regulate language education, starting with the Bilingual Education Act (BEA) of 1968. Following introductory comments on language ideology, rhetorical positioning, and claims-making, this paper provides an ove…
Imaging in Advertising
The dominance of advertising in everyday life carries potent cultural meaning. As a major force in the rise of "image based culture," advertising spreads images that shape how people live their lives. While scholarship on visual images has advanced our understanding of the role of advertising in society, for example in revealing how images of extremely thin female models and athletic heroes shape ideals and aspirations, images circulated through …
Underlying Paradox in the European Union's Multilingualism Policies
The European Union (EU) has developed comprehensive policies in recent years to promote multilingualism. In this article, major EU policy statements on multilingualism are analyzed to demonstrate how their underlying language ideology produces paradox by both encouraging multilingualism and regulating its definition within the EU. The first section provides conceptual grounding regarding (1) language ideology as the basis for language regulation …
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