Areal-linguistic approach to the diversity of the generic term for ‘music’ in the world’s languages by Chingduang Yurayong

“…In addition to these areas, there are also languages that do not borrow, but instead keep or invent native terms for ‘music’. This shows the variation among the different degrees of positive and negative attitudes by language authorities toward internationalism and influence from certain cultural centres in the area, which are reflected in the diversity of the general terms for ‘music’.…”
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Transgression as a Communication Tool of Influence in American Courtroom Discourse by Margarita Zaitseva, Liudmyla Pelepeychenko

“…The influence effect of transgression in courtroom discourse increases under the following conditions: frequent use; use of accusation and refutation strategies; emotionally charged vocabulary; piling up in narrative details, even inventing; and the construction of speeches on the principle of increasing transgression.…”
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