https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzprLDmdRlc This comedy sketch depicts acts of code-switching. When I saw this video, I could not help but think of our early class discussions about different English dialects. In the video, Keegan Key is depicted … [Read more]
Language Preservation
https://www.npr.org/2014/08/09/338975625/effort-to-preserve-yiddish-works-not-bupkes The above link is for an article written by Jon Kalish for NPR. It discusses an ongoing language preservation effort being conducted by the National Yiddish Book … [Read more]
Response to Phenomenology of Error Discussion Questions
Regarding the Phenomenology of Error discussion questions posted by Matt, I'd like to discuss the types of errors I find to bother my peers and teachers the most. In my experience, my teachers haven't really been bothered by poor grammar or … [Read more]
Linguistic Profiling
https://source.wustl.edu/2006/02/linguistic-profiling-the-sound-of-your-voice-may-determine-if-you-get-that-apartment-or-not/ The above is the link to an article on linguistic profiling, which is the practice of discriminating based on … [Read more]
Language Preservation Article (South American Tribes)
This website is so wonderful, it's a database on the majority of the known indigenous tribes in South America. It has these very detailed summaries about the entire history of many tribes, in English, Spanish, and Portuguese! It's a great resource … [Read more]
Documentary about American Accents and their Impacts
I was really intrigued about how African American Vernacular English is perceived in schools, as we learned from Chapters 1 and 2 of Articulate While Black. I did some research into the topic, and found a PBS documentary called “Do You Speak … [Read more]
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