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Language of sport fans: sportugese revisited
D L Wann1, L A Metcalf, M L Adcock
1Department of Psychology, Murray State University, KY, USA.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|December 17, 1997
Abstract:
In 1959, Tannenbaum and Noah reported that sports writers and readers possessed a better understanding of sport terminology than nonreaders. The current investigation extended Tannenbaum and Noah's research using current sport terms. A positive relationship between understanding sport terminology, extent of team identification, strength of sport fandom, and self-proclaimed sport knowledge was hypothesized. Scores of 57 participants confirmed the predicted pattern. Discussion concerned research examining sport terminology.