Jill Jepson
Biographic Data
| ID | 664706 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jill Jepson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jill |
| FAMILY NAME | Jepson |
| SIGNATURE | JEPSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, San Francisco |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Linguistic Analysis of Discourse on the Killing of Nonhuman Animals
Human attitudes about killing nonhuman animals are complex, ambivalent, and contradictory. This study attempts to elucidate those attitudes through a linguistic analysis of the terms used to refer to the killing of animals. Whereas terms used for killing human beings are highly specific and differentiated on the basis of the motivation for the killing, the nature of the participants, and evaluative and emotional content, terms used for killing an…
Dimensions of Homing and Displacement in Louise Erdrich’s Tracks
INTRODUCTION\nWilliam Bevis has argued that, whereas the classic American novel tells a story of “leaving,” in which characters find growth and fulfillment away from the homes they grew up in, the typical Native American novel is based around “homing.” In homing stories, the characters do not “find themselves” through independence but rather discover value and meaning by returning to their homes, pasts, and people. Although Bevis’s notion provide…
Typological models and diachronic change in Chinese
Urban and rural sign language in India
A comparison is presented of Indian urban and rural sign languages of the deaf. The structures of both languages are designed for efficient communication but have developed differently in response to different sociolinguistic environments. The urban form transmits information primarily by means of appeal to a shared linguistic code; the rural form mainly by appeal to communal nonlinguistic knowledge. Both languages employ effective and appropriat…
The acquisition of categories in Chinese
A Linguistic Analysis of Discourse on the Killing of Nonhuman Animals
Human attitudes about killing nonhuman animals are complex, ambivalent, and contradictory. This study attempts to elucidate those attitudes through a linguistic analysis of the terms used to refer to the killing of animals. Whereas terms used for killing human beings are highly specific and differentiated on the basis of the motivation for the killing, the nature of the participants, and evaluative and emotional content, terms used for killing an…
Urban and rural sign language in India
A comparison is presented of Indian urban and rural sign languages of the deaf. The structures of both languages are designed for efficient communication but have developed differently in response to different sociolinguistic environments. The urban form transmits information primarily by means of appeal to a shared linguistic code; the rural form mainly by appeal to communal nonlinguistic knowledge. Both languages employ effective and appropriat…
Typological models and diachronic change in Chinese
The acquisition of categories in Chinese
Typological models and diachronic change in Chinese
Urban and rural sign language in India
A comparison is presented of Indian urban and rural sign languages of the deaf. The structures of both languages are designed for efficient communication but have developed differently in response to different sociolinguistic environments. The urban form transmits information primarily by means of appeal to a shared linguistic code; the rural form mainly by appeal to communal nonlinguistic knowledge. Both languages employ effective and appropriat…
Dimensions of Homing and Displacement in Louise Erdrich’s Tracks
INTRODUCTION\nWilliam Bevis has argued that, whereas the classic American novel tells a story of “leaving,” in which characters find growth and fulfillment away from the homes they grew up in, the typical Native American novel is based around “homing.” In homing stories, the characters do not “find themselves” through independence but rather discover value and meaning by returning to their homes, pasts, and people. Although Bevis’s notion provide…
A Linguistic Analysis of Discourse on the Killing of Nonhuman Animals
Human attitudes about killing nonhuman animals are complex, ambivalent, and contradictory. This study attempts to elucidate those attitudes through a linguistic analysis of the terms used to refer to the killing of animals. Whereas terms used for killing human beings are highly specific and differentiated on the basis of the motivation for the killing, the nature of the participants, and evaluative and emotional content, terms used for killing an…
Linguistics (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Ambivalence (1 work) · American Environmental and Regional History (1 work) · Appeal (1 work)