JALT2025 - Tokyo

‘Run, Hide, Fight’: A Corpus-Driven Analysis of Negotiating Living in a Gun Culture

Nov 1, 2025, 2:30 PM

1h

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Poster Presentation (60-minutes) Sociocultural Linguistics and Pragmatics Room 416

Speaker

B.Bricklin Zeff (Hokkai-Gakuen University)

Description

This study examines American gun culture's linguistic and pragmatic dimensions through a corpus-based analysis of the Run, Hide, Fight protocol. (FBI, 2025). By identifying key vocabulary and expressions commonly associated with firearms, this research highlights the language used to navigate and discuss gun-related issues in the United States. Applying pragmatic approaches, the analysis explores how these linguistic elements shape discourse and influence communication (Ishihara & Cohen, 2010).

Summary

This study examines American gun culture's linguistic and pragmatic dimensions through a corpus-based analysis of the Run, Hide, Fight protocol. (FBI, 2025). By identifying key vocabulary and expressions commonly associated with firearms, this research highlights the language used to navigate and discuss gun-related issues in the United States. Applying pragmatic approaches, the analysis explores how these linguistic elements shape discourse and influence communication (Ishihara & Cohen, 2010).