Risk-Taking Behaviors of Gay and Bisexual Men in New York City Post 9/11

Until now, the reactions of gay and bisexual populations have been largely overlooked in response to terror and disaster. This study assesses risk-taking behaviors in gay and bisexual men two weeks before and after the 9/11 attacks in Manhattan. For the purposes of this study, risk-taking behaviors include drug use and unprotected anal sex. These behaviors and associated desires were examined in relation to race/ethnicity, age, geographic location, and HIV status, within and across time. The results of this study demonstrate that HIV status may be a pivotal demographic feature in understanding risk-taking behaviors post disaster. No changes in drug use were reported pre and post 9/11. However, there was an increase in risky sexual behaviors in relation to serostatus, with HIV-positive men reporting a higher number of sexual partners post 9/11. In contrast, the number of sexual partners remained constant in HIV-negative men. There was also an interaction effect, demonstrating that HIV-positive men were more likely than HIV-negative men to act on their desire for sex. Thus, as a population already faced with the prospect of death, HIV-positive men may be a population more vulnerable in the face of terror and disaster.     

英语新词的认知语言学研究——漫谈英语中的“911”词汇

英语每天都有新词诞生,从认知语言学的角度对英语新词进行研究,可以加强对新词的认识.英语中有关911的词汇提供了一个实例.     

会话合作原则视野下报警热线会话效率分析及应用

面对各国报警服务中心警情暴涨、负荷激增的现状,通过对911报警会话语料进行语用学分析,揭示报警人在报警求助时的会话特征,评价接警员的应对技巧,并据此指导报警会话及接警员培训,意图通过提升接处警服务中会话的效率在一定程度上提高接处警能效,同时体现语用学的实践意义.