1 Understanding the Language of Entrepreneurship: An Exploratory Analysis of Entrepreneurial Discourse Philip T. Roundy* Summerfield Johnston Centennial Scholar UC Foundation Assistant Professor Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship Gary W. Rollins College of Business University of Tennessee (Chattanooga) 615 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598 Tel. 330-206-2458 Fax: 423-425-4158 Email: philip-roundy@utc.edu Arben Asllani Marvin E. White Professor of Management Department of Management Gary W. Rollins College of Business University of Tennessee (Chattanooga) 615 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598 Tel. 423-425-4412 Fax: 423-425-4158 Email: beni-asllani@utc.edu Pre-print of the following article: Roundy, P. T. and Asllani, B. “Understanding the language of entrepreneurship: An exploratory analysis of entrepreneurial discourse”, Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, forthcoming. https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/JEAS-08-2017-0084 * Corresponding author