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Reminder:
Standard English is "the form of the English language widely accepted as the usual correct form".
Reminder:
Standard English is "the form of the Engli...
Outline:
I. Perceptions of "standard" and "non-standard" Englishes in educational settings
II. Connotations and origins of "non-standard" Englishes
III. Contributions of "non-standard" Englishes to the English language
Outline:
I. Perceptions of "standard" and "n...
I. Perceptions of "standard" and "non-standard" Englishes in educational settings
Language features over ideas ?
The "ideological positioning of standard languages as singular, correct, superior, and universal is far-reaching and has influenced literacy education." -Davila, 2016
My Fair Lady, 1964
"The Rain in Spain Falls Mainly in the Plain"
An example from popular film culture
Native speakers VS. non-native speakers
- Marginalisation of non-native speakers in educational settings
- Less professional opportunities for non-native speakers
- Native English background more valued than teaching experience
II. Connotations and origins of "non-standard" Englishes
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Case of Caribbean Englishes
Case of Caribbean Englishes
Case of African-American English (AAE)
Case of African-American English (AAE)
Also called "Ebonics" as a derogatory term
- Historical connections with the Southern United States
- Different grammar, accent and phonology
- Linked with middle-class African Americans in urban communities
Controversy
The Oakland School Board's 1996 Ebonics resolutions recognized Ebonics as African American children's primary language and implemented the "proper" teaching of "standard English".
This measure was perceived as a way to denigrate AAE and put a hierarchy between two ways of speaking.
III. Contributions of "non-standard" Englishes to the English language
James Baldwin on AAE : "This passion, this skill... This incredible music"
Mix of Indian languages and English as a "non-standard" English which enriched the language as we know it
Sources
- Oxford Dictionary
- Bethany Davila, 2016, The Inevitability of "Standard" English: Discursive Constructions of Standard Language Ideologies. Written Communication, Volume 33, Issue 2
- Li-Yi Wang, 2012, Moving Towards the Transition: Non-native EFL teachers' perception of native-speaker norms and responses to varieties of English in the era of global spread of English, The Asian EFL Quarterly, volume 14, Issue 2
- Native Speakers Make the Grade, The Linguist, 56/3 June/July 2017
- John R. Rickford, What is Ebonics (African American English) ?, Linguistic Society of America.
- Baugh, John. 2000. Beyond Ebonics: Linguistic pride and racial prejudice. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Richard D. Lewis, Hemant Rangan, 2015, The Influence of Indian languages on English.
Intro
Reminder:
Standard English is "the form of the English language widely accepted as the usual correct form".