Volume 12 (2024)
Volume 11 (2023)
Volume 10 (2022)
Volume 9 (2021)
Volume 8 (2020)
Volume 7 (2019)
Volume 6 (2018)
Volume 5 (2017)
Volume 4 (2016)
Volume 3 (2015)
Volume 2 (2014)
Volume 1 (2013)

Dynamic Categorization of Semantics of Fashion Language: A Memetic Approach

Rong Zeng; Xu Wen

Volume 6, Issue 1 , March 2018, , Pages 101-114

Abstract
  Categories are not invariant. This paper attempts to explore the dynamic nature of semantic category, in particular, that of fashion language, based on the cognitive theory of Dawkins’ memetics, a new theory of cultural evolution. Semantic attributes of linguistic memes decrease or proliferate ...  Read More

Persian Diasporic Bloggers and Virtual Performance of Cultural Identities

Samad Zare

Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2018, , Pages 102-112

Abstract
  This paper focuses on the concept of consciousness and liminality in the Iranian Diaspora and the way Iranians create digital diasporas where they can practise cultural identities outside the homeland. The discussion elaborates on the concept of traditional dowreh (family/social circle) in the fibre ...  Read More

Existential Loneliness in Kazakh Literature and Modern World Literature: Insights from Metaphors and Frame-Based Analysis

Oralsyn Rakymzhan; Berdibai Shalabay; Omirgul Zhumagulova; Gulden Kazhibaeva; Ibagul Кairbekova

Volume 10, Issue 3 , September 2022, , Pages 103-116

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijscl.2022.543086.2468

Abstract
  Existential loneliness is a topic of debate that has been explored over three centuries. Nineteenth-century novelists contributed to cognition-based existentialism in a way that has shaped our contemporary understanding and conceptualization. This study investigates the thematic coverage of existential ...  Read More

A Separation, an Ideological Rift in the Iranian Society and Culture: Media, Discourse and Ideology

Reza Zabihi; Momene Ghadiri; Abbas Eslami Rasekh

Volume 3, Issue 1 , March 2015, , Pages 105-119

Abstract
  Media can be a good representation of dominant ideologies in society. The analysis of such discourse can shed light on the mental and social structures of people in society. Adopting van Dijk’s (1995) layout of discourse ideology and his (2000) practical and general outline of ideological analysis, ...  Read More

Teacher Cognition on the Place of Culture in English Education in Tunisia

Tarek Hermessi

Volume 4, Issue 2 , September 2016, , Pages 105-118

Abstract
  This study investigated the cognition of 70 Tunisian teachers on the place of culture in English education. It showed that Tunisian teachers believe that English textbooks and curricular documents are not specific about the cultural dimension of EFL. It also revealed that L2 teachers, whose mother culture ...  Read More

Engendering Migration, Naturalization, and Citizenship: An Autoethnographic Approach

Serap Fiso; Emel Topcu

Volume 11, Issue 1 , March 2023, , Pages 105-118

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijscl.2023.1989100.2930

Abstract
  This study aims to provide a personal, reflective look at the experiences of migration, citizenship, and naturalization in Bosnia and Herzegovina, using an autoethnographic investigation. There is limited literature, particularly in relation to individual experiences in the country, so this study seeks ...  Read More

An Analysis of Metaphoric Use of Names of Body Parts in the Bantu Language Kifipa

Amani Lusekelo; Daudi Isaac Kapufi

Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2014, , Pages 106-118

Abstract
  This paper focused on the way names of body parts are artistically used to convey meanings and messages in Kifipa, a Bantu language spoken in Tanzania. Since the body parts metaphors are used by people to portray meanings in their daily conversations (Kovecses, 2004; Vierke, 2012), the paper investigated ...  Read More

Efficiency of e-Learning in Applied Materials for Visual Communication Students: An Experimental Study

Fadwa Hamdi Barakat; Zain Nader Maghaireh; Hamza Moh’d AlAkash

Volume 12, Issue 1 , March 2024, , Pages 109-120

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijscl.2023.2011730.3174

Abstract
  This study investigated the utilization of visual communication in e-learning within higher education institutions, commencing with the formal initiation of the e-learning program in March 2020 and extending through September 2022. The researchers utilized Bloom’s taxonomy framework to assess the ...  Read More

From EFL Classroom into the Mainstream: A Socio-Cultural Investigation of Speaking Anxiety among Female EFL Learners

Karim Sadeghi; Forouhar Mohammadi; Nasrin Sedaghatghoftar

Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2013, , Pages 117-132

Abstract
  The study was conducted with the aim of examining the rate of foreign language anxiety in male and female language learners. FLCAS (Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale) was administered to two groups of male and female learners. The mean scores of FLCAS indicated a significant difference with females ...  Read More

Language as a Didactic Tool and Vehicle of Cultural Preservation: A Pragma-sociolinguistic Study of Selected Igbo Proverbs

Uche Gloria Oboko

Volume 8, Issue 2 , September 2020, , Pages 121-136

Abstract
  Language plays major functions in society. The way of life of a people is handed down from generation to generation through language. The Igbo people are known for their rich oral tradition and cultural heritage especially in the use of proverbs. Some studies on Igbo proverbs have focused on the semantic ...  Read More

The Role of Culture in The Personal and Social Determinants of ‎Social Well-Being of Russians: ‎Examining the Words Culture and Welfare

Aida Nailevna Nurutdinova; Anastasiya Aleksandrovna Rus; Vera Nikolaevna Argunova

Volume 8, 3 (Special Issue on Russian Culture and Language) , December 2020, , Pages 72-79

Abstract
  Welfare is a social category and is rooted in the cultural and social structures of society. Therefore, the improvement of welfare policies requires knowledge of these structures and cultural and social conditions. It should be noted that the culture in the cultural discourse of welfare is no longer ...  Read More

Eastern and Western Linguocultural Map: Similarities and ‎Peculiarities (Based on Linguocultural Research)‎

Zhanar Konyratbayeva; Darikha Satemirova; Bekzhan Abdualyuly; Kuanyshbek Kenzhalin; Almagul Akazhanova

Volume 9, 2 (Themed Issue on Modern Realities of National Languages of CIS Countries) , August 2021, , Pages 85-97

Abstract
  Worldview, especially the cultural worldview, is one of the most important aspects in the sphere of intercultural communication. The given research is devoted to considering the linguocultural aspect of the cultural worldview of the East and the West and the creation of the linguocultural map of the ...  Read More

The Role of Cultural Background in the Use of Refusal Strategies ‎by L2 Learners

Rawan Emad Al-Sallal; Madani Othman Ahmed

Volume 10, 2 (Themed Issue on the Socio-Psychology of Language) , July 2022, , Pages 92-104

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijscl.2022.550928.2596

Abstract
  This study intends to investigate the role of culture in the acquisition of pragmatic competence by EFL learners. It investigated the refusal of requests and offers used by Bahraini and Indian learners of English compared to those employed by native speakers of English. It also explored the similarities ...  Read More

Proverbs and Other Stable Sayings Show a Foreigner the ‎Traditions and Cultures of the Russian People

Tatyana Gennadevna Bochina; Anastasiia Alexandrovna Korshunova; Sholpan Kuzarovna Zharkynbekova

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2021, , Pages 101-108

Abstract
  It is obvious that proverbs have their roots in the cultures of any society. Russian proverbs and sayings show a foreigner the traditions, customs, and way of thinking of the Russian people. In the current study, by monitoring posts on social networks and using passive observations of the speech process ...  Read More

Phonetic Peculiarities of the English Language in India

Marina Borisovna Grolman; Zubayda Albertovna Biktagirova; Olimjon Habibovich Kasimov

Volume 9, Issue 1 , March 2021, , Pages 102-110

Abstract
  In India, English has the status of an official language along with Hindi. According to linguists, the English spoken in India is different from the one spoken in other countries, with it being an independent version of the English language. While working on the research, the general trends of differences ...  Read More

Transculturation and Multilingual Lives: Writing between Languages and Cultures

Piotr Kuhiwczak

Volume 2, Issue 2 (Special Issue on Translation, Society and Culture) , September 2014, , Pages 103-111

Abstract
  This paper looks at the issues of transculturation as explored in auto and semi-autobiographical accounts of linguistic and cultural transitions. The paper also addresses a number of questions about the structure of these texts, the authors’ linguistic competences, as well as questions about the ...  Read More

Being Politically Impolite: A Community of Practice (CofP) Analysis of Invective Songs of Western Nigerian Politicians

Moses Adebayo Aremu

Volume 4, 1 (Special Issue on African Cultures and Languages) , March 2016, , Pages 103-116

Abstract
  Earlier linguistic studies of political discourse revealed that, not many works exist on pragmatic analysis of impoliteness in this genre. Apart from Mullany (2002), who employs relational and face works to analyses impoliteness in political discourse, Taiwo (2007), Adetunji (2009), and Ademilokun (2015), ...  Read More

Mirror Neurons and (Inter)subjectivity: Typological Evidence from East Asian Languages

Lin Zhu

Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2017, , Pages 103-117

Abstract
  Language is primarily constituted by action and interaction based on sensorimotor information. This paper demonstrates the nature of subjectivity and intersubjectivity through the neural mechanism and typological evidence of sentence-final particles from East Asian languages and extends to the discussion ...  Read More

Language, Identity, and Modernity: A Case of Hotel Images in Karawang City, Indonesia

Sariah Sariah; Rini Widiastuti; Ade Mulyanah; Ai Kurniati; Riani Riani; Exti Budihastuti

Volume 11, 2 (Themed Issue on Language, Discourse, and Society) , July 2023, , Pages 103-118

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijscl.2023.2003223.3051

Abstract
  This study aims to reveal the image of hotels in the City of Karawang as the identity of modern industrial areas and linguistic landscape studies. In this research, a descriptive qualitative methodology is employed. Techniques for data collection rely on photographic documentation and visual analysis. ...  Read More

The Role of Language in Accusations of Witchcraft in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Spain

Eva Mendieta

Volume 5, Issue 2 , September 2017, , Pages 105-118

Abstract
  Linguistic factors played a significant role in the origin and spread of accusations of witchcraft in Early Modern Spain. The preoccupation with witches’ words is at its root a preoccupation about the power of speech and, to a great extent, of female speech. Studies in some Early European countries ...  Read More

Mainland Chinese Students’ Shifting Perceptions of Chinese-English Code-Mixing in Macao

Kun Zhang

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2019, , Pages 106-117

Abstract
  As a former Portuguese colony, Macao is the only region in China where Cantonese, a variety of Chinese, and English, an international language, are enjoying de facto official statuses, with Putonghua being a quasi-official language and Portuguese being another official language. Recently, with an increasing ...  Read More

A Study of National Identity Elements in the Poems of Nima Yushij and Sohrab Sepehri

Reza Morad Sahraee; Elham Khayatan

Volume 7, 2 (Special Issue on Iranians Views of Cultural Issues) , September 2019, , Pages 107-119

Abstract
  National Identity is the new, updated form of ethnic identity. It is a nascent concept, having emerged in the late 19th century, in contrast to ethnic identity, which is as old as myths. National identity is the foremost component of human identity, formed and preserved by the members of a large group. ...  Read More

A Comparative Analysis of the Cultural Contents and Elements in ‎International and Localized ELT Textbooks

Morteza Hosseinzadeh; Farrokhlagha Heidari; Yazdan Choubsaz

Volume 10, Issue 1 , March 2022, , Pages 109-124

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijscl.2021.246790

Abstract
  Considering the significant role of textbooks as culture carriers and the role that culture plays in the process of language learning, this study aimed at the cultural analysis of two widely used textbook series in the Iranian context. To this end, the Touchstone and Iran Language Institute (ILI) series ...  Read More

The Discursive Construction of “Native” and “Non-Native” ‎Speaker English Teacher Identities in Japan: A Linguistic ‎Ethnographic Investigation

Luke Lawrence

Volume 8, Issue 1 , March 2020, , Pages 111-125

Abstract
  Recent poststructuralist theories of identity posit identities as being discursively constructed in interactions with society, institutions, and individuals. This study used a Linguistic Ethnographic framework to investigate the discursive identity construction of two English teachers, one ‘non-native’ ...  Read More

Cultural Frame and Translation of Pronominal Adverbs in Legal English

Qianqian Geng

Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2018, , Pages 113-124

Abstract
  This paper explores the relationship between cultural knowledge and the specific meaning of a pronominal adverb in legal English where Chinese translators need to get the correct translation in their venture into translating the language of law. On the one hand, relying on the relevant legal cultural ...  Read More