In this clip from I Love Lucy, Lucy is intent on teaching her future child to speak “perfect English”, and she criticizes her husband Ricky Ricardo’s English pronunciation.
[UPDATE 1/23/2016: The clip originally linked to is not available, but see two similar clips below.] [youtube]https://youtu.be/uZV40f0cXF4[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/Ld35JY4RKKE[/youtube]Tags:accentI Love Lucymarkednessmultilingualismsecond language acquisitionSpanishstandard language ideologystandardization