Dialect

Language is a means of communication. Human beings have the most complicated language which have many systems within the same system. There are more than 6000 languages around the world (Anderson, 2010). The speaker of any language determine the history of the language and how it has been codified in dictionaries and what is should be a language or correct language and what it should not be a language or correct language. English language is one clear example of these processes of the language.…

indigenous languages. Anzaldúa expands on these, mentioning that there are eight different varieties of language spoken by Chicano/as: standard English, working class and slang Spanish, standard Spanish, standard Mexican Spanish, North Mexican Spanish dialect, Chicano Spanish (primarily used in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California), Tex-Mex, and Pachuco or caló (Anzaldúa 56). Anzaldúa, in fact, uses all of aforementioned languages in Borderlands/La Frontera in an effort to emphasize the…

1. What are the advantages of teaching ELLs in their native language? And what might be some disadvantages? Teaching ELLs in their native language provides them with a solid foundation and easier development of language, enhanced thinking skills, and concepts that are clarified and organized. In addition, students are able to think in more abstract ways and because they are learning math, science, and social studies, as well as reading, in their native language, background experience is being…

and can affect the dialect or accent that someone may have. Dialect The main question that is asked often is: What is a dialect and how does this affect the way in which language can vary. Dialect is an umbrella term used for a variety of linguistics features one of which is an Accent. A dialect is a feature of speech which varies across England and is dependent on where an individual has resided their whole lives or may have moved to over the years. The main differences in dialect can be shown…

It has been recently reported that 22% of children less than 5 years of age living in the United States are Hispanic (Facts for Features, 2008). While Spanish is currently a minority-language, the growing Hispanic population indicates that this may change in the years to come. With that in mind, schools across the nation should consider hiring more speech language pathologists (SLPs) and/or providing further bilingual assessment training for their current SLPs. Especially in densely populated…

language, and within each language are different variations. And as social and political affairs progress, so will each language and variation grow and mold into different, new languages as they come together. Despite the wide variety of languages and dialects and their astounding differences, there are still clearly many distinct properties that amalgamate all language together through the human ability to communicate. Despite the congruencies between language and identity, they cannot and…

when we are talking to them. Inside the United States, we have lots of different communities, such as American, Black, Hispanic, and others. The interesting thing about this is that inside them we have lots of sub-communities which have their own dialects. For example, in American there are differences in speech in the different states, and even inside one state. A specific example is that people from an African American community in Florida say: "The squirrel is fix to climb the tree," while…

Contrary to what many people believe, there is no official language in the United States. There are several dialects of English spoken in the United States, yet none of those dialects are considered to be official. African American English (AAE) is just one of many dialects spoken in America, yet it can be argued that African American English is the most stigmatized language in this country. The assumption that African Americans are lazy and illiterate stems from their language being branded as…

Punctuation is truly essential to the English dialect, we utilize sentence structure, each day without acknowledging it. All the more essentially, we utilize language structure mistakenly without acknowledging it, so now I see why educators were so unyielding when teaching syntax lessons. I think with…

Novelist and poet, James Baldwin, expresses himself on a hearty topic in his essay, “If Black Isn’t a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?” Through carefully-structured wording and literary devices such as allusion, James Baldwin depicts the intricacy of languages and the significance of the black language in America. Written in 1979, Baldwin enlightens the readers on the desperate need for man to be able to vocalize his thoughts through language, the importance of a specific language in America,…