Journal of Universal Language

About Journal of Universal Language

The Journal of Universal Language is an international research journal and it is published by the Language Research Institute at Sejong University biannually. The goal of the Journal of Universal Language is to foster, present, and disseminate interdisciplinary research concentrating on universal languages. Language barriers have long played a major role in social and political conflicts around the world, and we believe that the development of a universal language is the key to easing tensions. We welcome theoretical and empirical papers that explore various dimensions of natural languages and the need for a universal language. In this regard, the JUL is multidisciplinary in nature and invite scholars from different fields, including but not limited to general, applied, and interdisciplinary linguistics, language policy, terminology, artificial languages, philosophy, sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, law, politics, religion, translation, economics, and business.
About Language Research Institute, Sejong University

The Language Research Institute at Sejong University was founded for theoretical and practical research on various modes of language usage as well as to provide a forum for discussions on the nature of language. The institute is particularly interested in the development of a universal language and its related fields. The institute also offers an opportunity for the exchange of ideas between researchers of various view points by holding seminars on language-related areas including general linguistics, artificial languages, and universality in language.
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Mar 31, 2023

Commonality in Sound Branding: A Comparative Study of the Perception of Obstruents in Korean and English

Axel Altmann

Journal of Universal Language 2023;24(1):1-23.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2023.24.1.1

Correspondingly to overexposure to advertising and oversaturation of sales markets, companies are required to explore ways to protrude. One way to enhance and differentiate oneself from competitors is sound branding. Part of sound branding refers to the sound-symbolic perception of certain linguistical features. This article examines the relationship between obstruents and a perceived sound-symbolic harshness. Based on a study done by Pathak et al. (2020), three separate research had been conducted. Firstl...
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Mar 31, 2023

Stance Acts in Select Nigerian and South Korean News Report on COVID-19 Pandemic

Isaiah Aluya

Journal of Universal Language 2023;24(1):25-55.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2023.24.1.25

The widespread of COVID-19 pandemic across the globe has been a subject of discourse in the media, with different media outlets striving to report issues of the pandemic to the general public since its outbreak. The question of media objectivity in portraying the pandemic has gained and will continue to receive scholarly attention. Hence, the objectivity of the print media in relaying the pandemic crisis in Nigeria and South Korea is called into question in this article which investigates stance acts in the reportage of COVID-19 pandemic by a f...
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Mar 31, 2023

Argument Alternation in Etulo

Adaobi Ngozi Okoye

Journal of Universal Language 2023;24(1):57-76.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2023.24.1.57

Experiential verbs provide information on the type of stimulus experienced by an entity. The experiential verb class provides certain features across languages. One of the features concerns their ability to allow arguments to change positions in their occurrences as subjects and objects in sentential constructs without a resultant meaning change. The present study explores this verb class in Etulo, a Benue Congo language of the Niger-Congo language family. Specifically, this study attempts a description of the Etulo verbs that convey informatio...
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Mar 31, 2023

Multilingualism, Social Inequality, and the Need for a Universal Language

Sunyoung Park

Journal of Universal Language 2023;24(1):77-93.
https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2023.24.1.77

With globalization and the increased need for cross-cultural communication, it appears that multilingualism has become more entrenched than ever and that the capacity to speak multiple languages is a significant advantage in most societies. However, the ability to speak multiple languages is not evenly distributed and having a dominant language as an alternative often leads to social disparities. The current paper explores how languages are used currently around the world, and how language dynamics works these days. It then identifies the preva...

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Article Commonality in Sound Branding: A Comparative Study of the Perception of Obstruents in Korean and English Axel Altmann Journal of Universal Language 2023;24(1):1-23. https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2023.24.1.1 HTML PDF PubReader	Article Stance Acts in Select Nigerian and South Korean News Report on COVID-19 Pandemic Isaiah Aluya Journal of Universal Language 2023;24(1):25-55. https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2023.24.1.25 HTML PDF PubReader
Article Argument Alternation in Etulo Adaobi Ngozi Okoye Journal of Universal Language 2023;24(1):57-76. https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2023.24.1.57 HTML PDF PubReader	Article Multilingualism, Social Inequality, and the Need for a Universal Language Sunyoung Park Journal of Universal Language 2023;24(1):77-93. https://doi.org/10.22425/jul.2023.24.1.77 HTML PDF PubReader

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