Several colleagues have suggested film and video clips that may be useful in teaching about language ideologies, including the value of standard and non-standard varieties,… Read More »Video clips for teaching language ideologies
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPGx1icFdLQ[/youtube] John Baugh discusses linguistic profiling It also discusses the creolist theory of the origins of African American English. Around 5:00, the video shows people… Read More »Linguistic profiling, history of AAVE, Gullah
My Fair Lady – Eliza Doolittle’s Cockney Accent
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