What are some emerging linguistic trends in the workplace, and how do these trends vary by age or position in the company?

Where does slang come from, how do we interpret different people’s uses of slang depending of age, gender, race, and sexuality?

What is codeswitching, why do linguists study it, and why is it important to consider in business settings?

Who codeswitches? Is race the only relevant demographic category for code-switching?

What is the “freedom from codeswitching” movement, and is it realistic to eliminate codeswitching in business settings?

What is swearing? Why do humans collectively decide that some words are “bad words”?

How is swearing interpreted differently based on speaker and context? Where does the workplace fit into all of this?

How do younger generations impact swearing norms in the workplace?

What are “demographics”, what is the connection between language and demographics, and why is this important to consider in the workplace?

What do linguists know about how individual interpretation of different speech patterns impacts our perception of demographic categories?