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Flavors of English in Prestige Dialect

Review and rewrite of Chapter 2 in a prestigious English dialect. Explore prescriptive and descriptive rules broken. Discuss the impact of dialectal differences on language skills and second language acquisition.

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Flavors of English in Prestige Dialect

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  1. Chapter 2 Flavors of English

  2. Review: Re-write in “prestige” dialect • I knowed you wasn’t from New Jersey • Eddie and him drove home real slow • We didn’t do nothing but sing • When they was in the planning stages, they underestimated the costs big-time • I can’t hardly believe what you said to the coach • The boss asked Derek if he had did his clean-up Identify each prescriptive rule that is broken… NOTE: All follow descriptive rules of some dialect…

  3. Group Work: (instructions on previous slide) Which of your of these rules are prescriptive? (from a rule book) Which are descriptive? (describes what people really do) Mark each rule with “P” or “D”. • Articles precede nouns • Do not use unnecessary words • A ‘WH’ word or verb usually begins a question • Avoid frequent use of be as a main verb • “It’s me” is too informal • Imperative sentences don’t require subjects • Adverbs (such as however) can be moved around in sentences • Avoid using the passive voice whenever possible • Use precise adjectives and concrete nouns

  4. Dialect • Identifies • Time • Location • Socio-Economic Community • Concentric Circles • Fuzzy Circles • Style Shifting • Hypercorrection

  5. Hypercorrection • Results from anxiety about being “correct” • “Whom did you say was calling?” • “We will accept whomever applies.” • What’s the underlying source of these errors? (Exercise 2.1)

  6. Question: How do you anticipate dialectal differences & grammatical skills will affect WYWTBWYGU? Perhaps If you become a teacher how will you handle dialectal differences in your classroom? or: If you go into business how will you expect dialectal differences to affect your work?

  7. Second Language Acquisition • Interlanguage • Fossilization • Developmental Errors • Transfer Errors • World Englishes

  8. Think About It • How formal is the professors’ speech in each for your classes? • Is there a difference by discipline? • “ age? • “ gender? • How does the style of your professor affect your own speech in class? • “ your learning in a class? (Exercise 2.2)

  9. Homework • Read Chapter 3 • TPQ on Chapter 2 ‘Tomorrow’…

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