1. What is the main idea of Wallace’s essay? (Summarize his main claim) 2. To what extent are language and identity connected or related? 3. Choose a quote to explain that relates to question 2 about language and identity and how they are connected or related. 4. What is a discourse community? 5. What is Wallace’s position on mastering Standard Written English? 6. What does Wallace say about vernacular and dialect? 7. What is the difference between descriptivists and prescriptivists? 8. To what extent (To what degree) is Wallace a descriptivist? 9. What examples does Wallace use to support his claim about the relationship between language and identity? 10. Do you agree or disagree with Wallace? (Should students studying in America master SWE? Why?) 11. Does Wallace make connections between language and culture that point to one’s relationship to a geographical location?
