1. The language varieties used in the film(s) are mostly General and Regional. The main characters, Woody and Buzz, reflect a more general accent while more minor characters such as Jessie, Mrs & Mr. Potato Head, etc. reflect a more regional … [Read more]
TEDTalk on Disney’s financial pursuit and Public Pedagogy (1-25-18)
3:20 - He discusses media and the language used to teach us about the world. Financial gain shapes the way companies produce media and, therefore, the ways media influences the "conversation" based on what they view as profitable. TW: … [Read more]
King Lippi-Green – “Teaching children how to discriminate” Discussion Question
Does Lippi-Green sometimes go too far in her accusations of racism in Disney movies? Do the animated medium and the films' primary demographic justify some decisions made by Disney (e.g. Scar's distinctly British accent, The Emperor's New Groove's … [Read more]
Discussion question 1/23
In the passage, Max Weinreich is quoted as saying, "a language is merely a dialect with an army and a navy." How does this paradigm play out in our daily lives? And to what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement? … [Read more]
New York Times Dialect Survey Link
Here is the link to the dialect survey discussed in the New York Times (and connected to the Harvard Dialect Survey): link … [Read more]
King LS&P Chs. 1-2 Discussion Question
In extreme cases, does political correctness push linguistic relativism to its limits, nearly supporting the rarely accepted concept of linguistic determinism? In other words, if certain ways of speaking are either publicly advised or denounced by an … [Read more]
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