American English

Relationship Between Chicano English and Standard American English Chicano English (ChE), also known as Mexican American Language (MAL), is a distinctive US English dialect spoken in the Southwestern United States (PBS). Not all members of a Mexican-American community speak Chicano English; there a wide spectrum of styles incorporated, as is the case with other dialects, including Standard American English (PBS). Chicano English is often monolingual speakers of English that learned the…

Starting with “Negro English” or “Black Speech”, these were the first denominations that African American English had. It has to do with the period of time to which they belonged, as at this time colored people would be also designated as “Negro”. It has also been labeled as “Black communication”, which makes more sense than the other two as, at least, this label is referring to the communication patterns, or the communication features, that could be found in the black speech. Also following the…

Module Eight Paper Name Institution Date African American English (AAE) AAE is a variety of English that is formerly referred to as Vernacular Black English or Black English Vernacular among sociolinguists. While some attributes of AAE are apparently distinct to this variety, its structure and composition also shows many similarities with other dialects including several nonstandard and standard English varieties spoken in the United States (Bailey, Baugh, & Mufwene, 2013). AAE have been…

American Standard English should adopt they as a third person epicene pronoun, also coined a gender neutral, gender-fair, or common-gender pronoun (Adami 281, Baranoski 379). Generic he has persisted since the 1850 Act of Parliament that declared it so, but is he truly generic (Zuber and Reed 519)? The use of he is sexist, excluding females and people who do not fall neatly within the male-female gender binary (Strahan 17). English also lacks a third person pronoun for instances when a person’s…

into varieties forms. In the United States, although English is known to be the central language, it branches into contrasting dialects such as Standard American English (SAE) and Vernacular English. SAE is the general formal dialect used professionally amongst educated subject while vernacular is more of an informal dialect used in everyday conversations. A special form of vernacular dialect is the mother tongue language that immigrant or non-English speaker would use when they are having…

Teaching codeswitching from African American Vernacular English (AAVE) to Standard English (SE) is a large topic in the linguistic and academic world. I have researched the benefits, usages, and learning’s of codeswitching from African American Vernacular English to Standard English in a classroom. Codeswitching is the use of more than one language or dialect in a single stretch of discourse, it may occur in two separate clauses, or when speakers switch dialects in the same clause. I have delved…

summarize the English colonists came to the American colony with the mindset of staying unlike the Spanish, Dutch and French who came to the American colonies to find gold or make a quick buck and go back to their home country. The English also came for religious freedom so they could worship the way they wanted to. The English came in large numbers for a better life and to get away from crowded conditions in London. Last but not least, the English formed a better alliance with the native…

to another. Some interesting points that were in the reading were the contrast in values and respect between Native Americans and English. The Native Americans were more than willing to help out a stranger, whereas the English were more concerned about what was in it for them, such as money they would receive if they helped a stranger out. Another is the respect that Native Americans showed.…

Native American life in the 17th century was greatly stirred by English settlers as they began to establish colonies in the new world. The people of Jamestown, one of the first successful colonies, deeply affected the Native American powhatan tribe. The initial interaction and conflict between the powhatan tribe and English settlers created a hostile tone for future encounters between Native Americans and English colonists. These conflicts led to subsequent difficulties regarding land, famine,…

that both American and Australian English are the same language, it might seem very strange how different the 2 dialects are. Both derive from British English, and are largely similar. Yet, there’s no denying that there are some very obvious differences. It can be said that the main reason is due to the fact that Australian English (as with other varieties, such as New Zealand English) have had less time to come into its own form as compared to America English. Hence, while Australian English…