Co-Construction of the Appalachian Elder: Effects of Stereotypes on Discourse and Identity
Abstract
I analyze the stereotypes of the elderly, the negotiation of elder S. Ohio identity, and the language that creates those.
Keywords:
Linguistics; Southern Ohio; Appalachia; Communicative Accommodation Theory (CAT); sociolinguistics; ageism.
Status
Undergraduate
Department
Linguistics
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Campus
Athens
Faculty Mentor
O'Malley, Michelle
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Co-Construction of the Appalachian Elder: Effects of Stereotypes on Discourse and Identity
I analyze the stereotypes of the elderly, the negotiation of elder S. Ohio identity, and the language that creates those.