Dialect

common languages and identities of each individual. In the essay, Finding the Right Words to Express Me, Vohra describes how she became aware of two distinctive dialects in English through her experiences. The different dialects of language used on a daily basis help identify an individual. Vohra realizes that she uses two distinctive dialects of English, which are “Black English Vernacular” and “Standard English.” Vohra distinguish the fact that she learned the “Standard English” because of…

different culture; however, what they least expect is that the language they speak is a personal form of art. In Student’s Right to Their Own Language, the author describes the situation of, “whether our rejection of students who do not adopt the dialect most familiar to us is based on any real merit,” the author then continues on speaking how those trying to make changes are “rejecting the students themselves, rejecting them because their, racial, social, and cultural origins.” Being able to…

but this prevents from regional variations. British English has a regionless upper-class pronunciation, called Received Pronunciation or RP, which enjoys almost universal prestige. But linguists have found no justification for considering one dialect or accent better than another. Some languages have a restricted vocabulary in certain areas, but it seems all languages have the potential to express any aspect of human thought or endeavor. Many languages which have been made national languages…

Language is one of the oldest and first uses of communication. Whether it is body language or sign language. Language is the one thing that everyone in the world has in common. “There are about 5000 languages spoken in the world today (a third of them in Africa), but scholars group them together into relatively few families - probably less than twenty. Languages are linked to each other by shared words or sounds or grammatical constructions. The theory is that the members of each linguistic…

While some may be inclined to believe certain dialects, (southern, Boston, etc.,) simply demonstrate improper English and grammar, these ways of speaking more often than not follow specific rules and tendencies as concrete as those in standard written English. However, those who are not in tune with the language style of the group typically get treated as outsiders. Furthermore, language transcends just written and spoken word, the content, and style with which a particular group chooses to…

of a stuffy dead man in tights but rather the musings and music of a man in his time unafraid to use the vulgarities, vagarities, and languages of his era to create popular art". Through Shakespeare, Marshall was inspired to combine the different dialects he heard with his own poetry and rap. Lastly, for Gloria Anzaldua, language enabled her to include her Chicano culture into her classroom. Anzaldua was a professor and a teacher, throughout her teaching career, she had to beg…

only smile a lot. For people who are just getting to know me they have the understanding that I am shy, but still friendly which is how I have been since I was a little girl. However, if I get to know a person better then I will create more of a dialect. My language communicates who I am because I always choose my words wisely and have a calming tone. Because of this, people understand that I am not a hyperactive person, I am calm and rational. They should get a sense of this because I do not…

the whole population recognise these words and say them rather than “Kumina” and “Umtram”. It is interesting because it seems as though isiZulu is phasing out when it comes to these words. This could be because majority of people come from a Xhosa dialect rather than a Zulu one according to what the data suggests. It could also be due to the Zulu culture being more secluded but one does not know for sure. Either way, it shows that Xhosa does not display much variation with these two words and…

There are dozens of languages on this planet for the purpose of millions or even billions of people to be able to communicate with each other. Even within one language there are different dialects and sects which help to make communication with in one certain group even more efficient. In English for example there are thousands of different words just within the English language. However, because the English language is so diverse and carries…

The scholarly article I chose was “Dialects and Influences on the Academic Experiences of College Students”. Basically this study was conducted to see if dialect is a hindrance on the learning of students who do not speak the same dialect. This research is important because it could give teachers more insight on how to help students understand material better. The study brings to question why, in such a diverse country, is there only one form of proper English. Students cannot help where and how…