The impact of Star Wars on the English language: Star Wars-derived words and constructions in present-day English corpora

Overview of attention for article published in Linguistics Vanguard: A Multimodal Journal for the Language Sciences, November 2023

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The force is definitely with Star Wars. Whether you're a fan of George Lucas's universe or not, the franchise has had an…

La force est décidément avec "Star Wars". Que vous soyez fan ou non de l’univers de George Lucas, la saga a eu un impact indéniab…

To designate a young or naive person, it’s not uncommon to use the term ‘Padawan,’ from the world of ‘Star Wars.’ — AFP pic…

(ETX Daily Up) - La force est décidément avec "Star Wars". Que vous soyez fan ou non de l'univers de George Lucas, la saga a eu…

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