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University of Arizona Linguistics Department Speaks Out
Last week we discussed the new immigration and ethnic studies laws that were passed in Arizona, and the subsequent audit of teachers with foreign accents. Now, the Department of Linguistics at the...
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When I Say Dirty, You Say South
Actor Craig Robinson hosted the event. This week Vh1′s 2010 Hip Hop Honors celebrated music from the Dirty South, aka the Dirty Third or the Third Coast. Southern Hip Hop, once overshadowed by East and...
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White People Speaking AAE
Scene from 'Malibu's Most Wanted.' One of the most important things to know about African American English is this: not all African Americans speak it, and not all people who speak it are African...
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Run and Tell That!
On July 28, 2010, Antoine Dodson appeared on a WAFF-48, a local news channel in Huntsville, Alabama, to react to a local crime. A month and a half later, people are still talking about him. Dodson...
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Run and Tell That! (Part Two)
Antoine Dodson is STILL in the news and all over the blogosphere. What’s more, people are showing mad love for his use of language. Recently, we looked at some of the African American English verbal...
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We Can’t Teach What We Don’t Know
In their recently published book, Understanding English Language Variation in U.S. Schools, Anne Charity Hudley and Christine Mallinson add to what we know. This book is for educators, scholars and...
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Dew as you dew: Baltimore Accent and The Wire
Even though HBO’s television show The Wire ran from 2002-2008, today it still remains hugely popular with television audiences around the country. This show continues to captivate viewers with its...
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Linguistic prejudice is a real prejudice (and has real consequences)
There’s been a lot of talk in the media and public discourse about racial discrimination and justice lately. Despite killing Trayvon Martin—an unarmed black teenager—George Zimmerman (who is white and...
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Anything you say can and will be used against you: The case of “wilding”
Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam and Kharey Wise in 2012 at the New York premiere of the documentary “The Central Park Five.” The Central Park Five have been back in the...
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