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Language as a Social Cue

This week’s email is about how the language that people use shapes our perception of them (and vice versa).

Here are the key practical points you should know (mainly from this research article):

• People’s language has fundamental social meaning in the eyes of others.

• We use various aspects of other people’s language to categorize them, like when we perceive someone as low or high status based on what vocabulary they use, what accent they have, or even what language they speak.

• We often essentialize language groups, meaning that we view speakers of different languages as being fundamentally different when it comes to factors other than their language.

• When using language as a social cue, we often display in-group favoritism, by preferring those who speak like us, and attention to status, by preferring those who speak in a way that’s associated with a higher status.

This can be useful for understanding both how others perceive us and how we perceive others.

As always, I’m happy to hear your thoughts.

Have a great week,
Itamar

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more

Language as a Social Cue

This week’s email is about how the language that people use shapes our perception of them (and vice versa).

Here are the key practical points you should know (mainly from this research article):

• People’s language has fundamental social meaning in the eyes of others.

• We use various aspects of other people’s language to categorize them, like when we perceive someone as low or high status based on what vocabulary they use, what accent they have, or even what language they speak.

• We often essentialize language groups, meaning that we view speakers of different languages as being fundamentally different when it comes to factors other than their language.

• When using language as a social cue, we often display in-group favoritism, by preferring those who speak like us, and attention to status, by preferring those who speak in a way that’s associated with a higher status.

This can be useful for understanding both how others perceive us and how we perceive others.

As always, I’m happy to hear your thoughts.

Have a great week,
Itamar

Package Description

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Time: 2-4 p.m. ET
Cost: $49 for members; $79 for nonmembers.

ACES is excited to launch its inaugural Spotlight Series this spring, a recurring virtual educational series focusing on topics that are trending in the editing community. Considering the reach of AI across industries and communities, it may not be surprising that it was selected as this year’s topic.

In the session, a panel of experts will each give a 15-minute lightning talk, followed by a moderated Q&A from the online participants. This, the first session of the new series, focuses on the legalities and ethics of editors using AI in their work. Go to the ACES Spotlight Series page for details.

Three learning objectives:

1. Understand the legalities of using AI when editing.

2. Clarity about the ethics of using AI when editing.

3. Suggestions for best practices around using AI while editing.

Cost: $49 members / $79 nonmembers

Panelists:

• Patricia Loo, licensing and subsidiary rights management
  Rights & Permissions Officer
  International Monetary Fund

• Jasmine McNealy, the legal and policy environment at the intersection of editing and AI
  Professor, Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
  University of Florida

• Joseph J. Perry, Esq., contracts and intellectual property
  Literary Attorney
  The Law Offices of Joseph J. Perry, Esq.

• Nancy Sims, copyright and licensing
  Director, Copyright and Scholarly Communication, Content, and Collections
  University of Minnesota Libraries

Complete information and panelists’ bios are available on the ACES website.

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