Post your answer on the DQ 8 Discussion Board to only ONE (1) of the following questions. Make sure to make connections to the readings for this week or additional readings that you have found on this topic.
1. From a linguistic perspective, there are no “good” or “bad” varieties of a language. However, there is a social process called “language subordination” whereby some language varieties are treated as having less value than others (Lippi-Green, 2011). Describe an example of when you have seen this happen for an individual or for a group. Also, describe any implications (in school, in the community, in the workplace, etc.) for the individual or group.
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2. According to Brown and Attardo (2005), “if children move to an area before the age of 9, they are able to “pick up” the local dialect, which their parents are not.” Do you think this statement is accurate for both regional dialects and social dialects? Why or why not?
Texts:
Lightbown, P., & Spada, N. (2013). How Languages are Learned. Oxford University Press.
Yule, G. (2017). The Study of Language (7th edition). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
