title: Language of sport fans: sportugese revisited.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Murray State University, KY, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wann
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Metcalf
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Adcock
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Dallas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Slaton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009524:Newspapers as Topic; D011932:Reading; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014956:Writing