Ne(grow)logism
Presentation Type
Performance
Release Option
Event
Description
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Abstract
There is a language among a group of people in every region of the world, whether that language is well-organized or lacks a clear structure; either way, it serves as a means of communication. It offers a channel for communicating knowledge, understanding, discourse, conflict resolution, etc. Both a social object and a means of social identification, language. If a group of people speaking the same language have a dialect that sounds different from the standard audibly, it is frequently policed. The language on which this presentation will be built will be English. AAVE will be the dialect at the center of this research, along with how others who do not belong to the same speech community and linguistic community perceive it. The sociolinguistics of recently invented language and its use in literature will be demonstrated in this presentation. Humans are able to invent words that contextualize the world thanks to creativity and the overlap of the generative characteristics of the brain. This project will therefore be presented through a creative media, such as a poetry chapbook. Conceptual realities that are a part of the human experience—most significantly, the Black experience—will be used to create English terms. The systematic rules of the English language will be maintained by these words. Race will be the central theme of this project, and the tone will be one that emphasizes impartiality and neutrality. It is intended that readers will adopt this tone when discussing issues of race in their own lives.
Faculty Mentor
Benjamin Drevlow & Dr. Li
Department of Primary Presenter's Major
Department of Literature
Location
Room 1020
Symposium Year
2023
Ne(grow)logism
Room 1020
There is a language among a group of people in every region of the world, whether that language is well-organized or lacks a clear structure; either way, it serves as a means of communication. It offers a channel for communicating knowledge, understanding, discourse, conflict resolution, etc. Both a social object and a means of social identification, language. If a group of people speaking the same language have a dialect that sounds different from the standard audibly, it is frequently policed. The language on which this presentation will be built will be English. AAVE will be the dialect at the center of this research, along with how others who do not belong to the same speech community and linguistic community perceive it. The sociolinguistics of recently invented language and its use in literature will be demonstrated in this presentation. Humans are able to invent words that contextualize the world thanks to creativity and the overlap of the generative characteristics of the brain. This project will therefore be presented through a creative media, such as a poetry chapbook. Conceptual realities that are a part of the human experience—most significantly, the Black experience—will be used to create English terms. The systematic rules of the English language will be maintained by these words. Race will be the central theme of this project, and the tone will be one that emphasizes impartiality and neutrality. It is intended that readers will adopt this tone when discussing issues of race in their own lives.
