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 misspellings.  I think this is because when I make these errors, my teachers assume I just didn’t proofread my work, not that I wasn’t aware that I was making an error.  However, I have found peers to be a lot more critical of grammatical errors.  Many of the revisions my peers give me are just pointing out very surface-level errors.  However, many of the critiques my teachers give me are pointing out content level areas.  I’m not sure why content vs. grammar errors seem to bother certain people more.

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 the sound of someone’s voice.  The article details how people who “sound African American or Latinx” are discriminated against in real estate practices when buying a home.  This relates to our earlier classes, when we read we discussed Ebonics and the stereotypes associated with speaking in an accent other than SAE.  This article shows that there are real, material consequences to speaking with an accent.

Jamaican Nation Language

Waverly, Jonah, Stephanie

The reading mentioned several T.V. shows that influenced their view of the South and how they perceived Southern people to speak. What are some T.V. shows, movies (or any other pieces of audio) that contributed toward your stereotype of Southern people? Did the characters all speak the same? How did they shape the way you view the South?