Standard v. non-standard English in My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady – Eliza Doolittle’s Cockney Accent
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Margaret Cho – I’m the One I Want
In this excerpt, Cho talks about race and language: being asked to speak to viewers “in your native language,” being treated like a visiting exchange… Read More »Margaret Cho – I’m the One I Want
Perfect English in I Love Lucy
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… Read More »Perfect English in I Love Lucy
Why do I need subtitles?
“Why do I need subtitles”: Politics of translation- This comic sketch comments on how people judge linguistic comprehensibility based on the appearance of the person speaking.
Markedness and racism
Kumail Nanjiani – “Racists”: Discussion of markedness-