Context

Language Ownership

• Microsoft making product in other languages
• Mapuche people (in Peru)
• Language= Mapudungun
• 4 different language versions
• Microsoft altering language
• picking one for product
• adding words
• Lawsuit

Lang Discrimination & Court

• Certain accents gets transcriptions
• Rachel Jeantel
• Trayvon Martin Case
• Main witness, on phone with Martin
• on stand for 2 days
• Jury did not consider her testimony important because of the way she spoke
• country criticized her education
• the public education her area was offered...

Direct Influence

• Importance of words in a different context
• Transcription
• Way of talking gives information
• Code switching
• More understanding to better compact ignorance about accents

Language & Discrimination

in the United States

• Learn about myself/ my community
• African American Vernacular English vs "Standard American English" vs other...
• Learn about other communities
• Immigrants in US
• US companies in other countries
• Take-Aways
• communication
• patients
• understanding of obstacles
• empathy

"You Hear"

• "white voice"
• Linguistic discrimination based on voice, name, or words on a page.
• job discrimination
• housing discrimination
• red lining

Context