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“A dialect is a subordinate variety of a language, so that we can say that Texas English and Swiss German are, respectively, dialects of English and German. The language name (i.e. English or German) is the superordinate term. We can also say of some languages that they contain more than one dialect; for example, English,Continue reading “The standard (language)-dialect hierarchy”

Rank: Associate Professor Education: Ph.D. University of Arizona 2009 Research Areas: Language Policy and Planning, Language use among Puerto Ricans, and Critical Pedagogy Office: Please Email Email: kevin.carroll@upr.edu Dr. Kevin S. Carroll joined the Department of English at UPR in July 2009. He is from Detroit, Michigan. He studied his B.A. in Inter American University ofContinue reading “World Englishes Guest Lecturer: Dr. Kevin Carroll”

Dear all, Thank you for engaging in today’s discussion on African American English and it’s potential status as a language. The main concluding thoughts after this exercise are that while AAE is a legitimate variety (way of speaking English) that being are born speaking (it is a “natural language”, quoting Loida, with a set ofContinue reading “Week 7: INGL 3296 – AAE Debate highlights”

The United Kingdom has 14 indigenous languages! They are also important to their heritage.

What are pidgin languages? How do I know which pidgin (language) word to use as example? Start with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin for pidgin languages list. Make sure your pidgin word has English composition. What are creole languages? How do I know which creole (language) word to use as example? Start with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creole_language for creole languages list. MakeContinue reading “Week 4 post suggestions”