This study investigates how language, gender, and culture are intertwined in two purpose-
built corpora of Egyptian Arabic and American English proverbs. It discusses the ideological …

This introduction to the special issue on proverbs across cultures presents a theoretical
backdrop to the field of studying proverbs in general and within pragmatics in particular. It is …

Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, the use of humor on social media has emerged as a
significant area of study. Nevertheless, a thorough analysis that brings together the most …

As critical discourse analysis/studies move into the second decade of the 21st century, there
is a need to reflect on their evolution and envision their future development. In this paper …

Street harassment is a widespread problem that affects women from all backgrounds, often
leading to negative psychological consequences such as anxiety, depression, and reduced …

This study investigates the portrayal of women in the Indonesian film “Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap”
movie through a sociolinguistics study. The research aims to explore how language and …

Women have been portrayed in a variety of ways in Ghanaian rap music, popularly known
as hiplife. These discursive constructions represent the subjective interpretations that artists …

Abstract Language performs a variety of functions and specifically it acts as a primary
vehicle for transmitting cultural norms, values and expectations even the thought paradigms …

The current study focuses on the notion of masculinity in Palestinian culture and the
challenges Palestinian civilian men face while attempting to fulfill their traditional gender …

This study investigates the cognitive operations and cultural constraints in DOG and CAT
proverbs in Taiwan Hakka and English. For understanding and interpreting proverbs, the …