In this episode, I argue that language and power are inextricably interwoven, yet are not fixed in their roles, and thus, allow for identity formation, affirmation, acceptance, and demarcation.
3:00 - Connections, Conexiones, Conexões, Connexions, Konekson, Konekshonnan… Words undoubtedly connected, yet separated by cultures, languages, geography, and time!
3:55 - Today, I want to think through a few CONNECTIONS… Ones that consider ORDINARY PEOPLE, PIRATES, and SOME OF THE PROBLEMATIC "POWERS OF LANGUAGE.
4:27 - By the way… Is "Problematic" a problematic word? How about the term, "Stakeholder"? Is "Stakeholder" a problematic word?... OR, Is "Problematic" a "stakeholder" word?
4:51 - introductory episode, "What the Fill-in-the-Blank is an EthKnowLinguist?"
5:21 - An invitation to decide...
6:33 - "Which kinds of connections exist?”
7:28 - Irrespective of the geographical location of a society, an embedded element of human life is that of language as it functions to provide manners of interpretation of our social experiences.
8:56 - Delving further into Language & Power
15:13 - Understanding the Relationship between Language and Power
18:42 - Concept of "symbolic power"
20:45 - Speech Communities and Language Ideologies
22:58 - Concept of "agency"
24:45 - Ordinary People with Extraordinary Linguistic Means of Defining Identity
26:59 - The Maintenance and Perpetuation of Identity via Language
28:30 - Hasidic Judaism - founded in Eastern Europe (Okopy Świętej Trójcy, Kingdom of Poland, present-day Ukraine)
31:20 - “Institutional discourse"
33:10 - British radio talk show
33:52 - a conflict that aired on the reality television series "Survivor"
36:30 - Accent Authenticity and Identity
37:25 - Professor Jillian Cavanaugh
37:50 - Accent, Standard Language Ideology, and Discriminatory Pretext in the Courts
39:59 - "Linguistic Images"
40:56 - It's time for an EthKnow-Anecdote (A Curaçaoan Accent)
44:20 - There's a really great Podcast, "Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture", hosted by Alexandria Miller. On an episode, titled, "The History of Papiamentu/o in the Dutch Caribbean with Keisha Wiel", we learn about the linguistic landscape of the ABC Islands, videlicet, Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao.
44:39 - Keisha Wiel of University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and Temple University.
47:00 - Auto-Demarcation of “Minority” Identities via Language
51:45 - NOW… BEFORE WE END THIS EPISODE…
BONUS CONTENT, so, here we go….
53:24 - Alexander the Great and Diomedes - It's the clapback for me!
55:05 - Dr. Manushag N. Powell of Purdue University
56:34 - So, what's a "buccaneer"?
59:50 - Buccaneers began to be called "pyrates".
60:38 - Captain Henry Morgan, a Welshman who's become the brand ambassador of Captain Morgan's Original Spiced Gold Rum…
61:32 - So, what about pirates versus privateers?
62:36 - The Proclamation of 1678
63:44 - "All that was needed was a Vendetta and a Letter!"
64:48 - This is an absolutely perfect moment for me to plug just two of my favorite contemporary thinkers and academics….
65:06 - In an episode of just one of my favorite podcasts, Dr. Amna Khalid, an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Carleton College and the Host of
65:18 - "BANISHED", invites
65:20 - Dr. John McWhorter, an associate professor in the Slavic Department who teaches various courses on Linguistics and Music Humanities at Columbia University, and host of yet another of my favorite podcasts,
65:34 - "LEXICON VALLEY", to speak on some of the linguistically fascinating aspects of the word, "WOKE", neatly linking them to a slew of other terms that have taken fast turns down either AMELIORATION Avenue or PEJORATION Parkway.
Let's bring ourselves up to speed!
72:05 - DEIB+ (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, Plus)
74:00 - Quirky Facts about "Stakeholder".
80:05 - A Friendly Reminder
