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E b o nic s. Dia le c t. Sla ng . Wha t is Bla c k Spe e c h? E sta b lishing Ac a de mic E q uity fo r Ame ric a 's Mo st Stig ma tize d E ng lish F rida y, De c e mb e r 6, 2:00 PM-3:15 PM WSCC-CC, Ska g it 4 Dr. Ra b ia h K ha lil Ro la nd Pa rk Co untry Sc ho o l (MD)

Co lle c tive ly Ga ug e o f F a milia rity with Bla c k Spe e c h  Yo ur sc ho o l ha s Afric a n Ame ric a n stude nts  Yo u ha ve he a rd Bla c k Spe e c h in the c la ssro o ms a t yo ur sc ho o l  Yo u ha ve he a rd Bla c k Spe e c h in the so c ia l spa c e s a t yo ur sc ho o l  Yo u a re no t sure wha t Bla c k Spe e c h is  Yo u use Bla c k spe e c h pa tte rns in yo ur da ily life

T re vo r No a h Critiq ue s Bla c k Spe e c h a nd Bla c k Culture https:/ / www.yo utub e .c o m/ wa tc h? v=1I2Mb nRL K Rk fro m 16:21 to 18:18

Ho w do yo u De fine a nd Co nc e ptua lize Bla c k Spe e c h? 1. Ple a se turn to yo ur c o lle a g ue a nd ta ke turns b rie fly de fining Bla c k Spe e c h/ Afric a n Ame ric a n Ve rna c ula r E ng lish a s yo u unde rsta nd it. 2. T he n ple a se a c c e ss the QR c o de to a c c e ss the link to a 3-minute surve y—o f whic h we will sha re the re sults. 3. I f yo u a re no t a b le to do wnlo a d a QR c o de re a de r o n yo ur pho ne , pa pe r c o pie s a re a va ila b le .

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L ing uistic s is the Sc ie ntific Study o f L a ng ua g e A ling uist inve stig a te s:  Physic a l pro duc tio n a nd pe rc e ptio n o f spe e c h so unds (pho ne tic s) pho ne -sma lle st sig nific a nt unit o f so und I PA Cha rt with a c c o mpa nying so unds http:/ / www.pho ne tic s.uc la .e d u/ c o urse / c ha pte r1/ fla sh.html One -to -o ne so und symb o l c o rre spo nde nc e (na ming so unds)  Rule s g o ve rning the o rg a niza tio n o f so unds (Pho no lo g y) (tl v. c l e xa mple )

T he ling uist inve stig a te s(c o ntinue d):  Wo rd fo rma tio n (mo rpho lo g y) A mo rphe me is the sma lle st sig nific a nt unit o f me a ning E x: c a ts Wha t is the mo rpho lo g ic a l diffe re nc e b e twe e n farme r a nd c o rne r  Wo rd o rde r in a n utte ra nc e , phra se , o r se nte nc e (synta x)  Ac q uisitio n a nd re te ntio n o f la ng ua g e

T he ling uist inve stig a te s(c o ntinue d):  T he me a ning o f wo rds individua lly a nd tho se wo rds c o nte xtua lize d in a phra se o r se nte nc e (se ma ntic s) E xa mple : She is so fa st! She : pro no un indic a ting fe mininity (a lso the a ppa re nt sub je c t o f the se nte nc e ) I s: re fe rs to a sta te o f b e ing So : mo difie r F a st: a dve rb  So c ia l use s o f la ng ua g e (pra g ma tic s) E xa mple : She is so fa st!

Dia le c ts, Cre o le s, L a ng ua g e Va ria tio n a nd L a ng ua g e De a th https:/ / www.e thno lo g ue .c o m/ b ro wse / na me s

One De sig n F e a ture o f L a ng ua g e : Cultura l tra nsmissio n

F o unda tio na l ide a s  L a ng ua g e is a rb itra ry  Ca te g o riza tio n o f a “sta nda rd” fo rm o f la ng ua g e is a lso a rb itra ry  All la ng ua g e s a re e q ua l  All spe a ke rs o f a ll la ng ua g e s a re e q ua l  T he ro le o f the ling uist is no t pre sc riptive  Ora l la ng ua g e a nd sig n la ng ua g e a re a va ila b le to (a lmo st) e ve ryo ne a nd the re fo re a re mo st indic a tive o f huma n c o mmunic a tio n Re so urc e : T he L a ng ua g e F ile s, Ohio Sta te Unive rsity Pre ss (c ha pte r 1 sa mple in PDF )

Co nside r the fo llo wing po litic a l c a rto o n Ho w do e s it ma ke yo u fe e l? Wha t do e s it me a n?

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Ho w do e s a So c ie ty De te rmine the Sta nda rd F o rm o f a L a ng ua g e ?

→ → Be owulf (Old E ng lish ve r sion) T r a nsla tion L O, pra ise o f the pro we ss o f pe o ple -king s Hwæ t. We Ga rde na in g e a rda g um, o f spe a r-a rme d Da ne s, in da ys lo ng spe d, þe o dc yning a , þrym g e fruno n, we ha ve he a rd, a nd wha t ho no r the a the ling s wo n! hu ð a æ þe ling a s e lle n fre me do n. Oft Sc yld the Sc e fing fro m sq ua dro ne d fo e s, Oft Sc yld Sc e fing sc e a þe na þre a tum, fro m ma ny a trib e , the me a d-b e nc h to re , mo ne g um mæ g þum, me o do se tla o fte a h, a wing the e a rls. Sinc e e rst he la y e g so de e o rla s. Syð ð a n æ re st we a rð frie ndle ss, a fo undling , fa te re pa id him: fe a sc e a ft funde n, he þæ s fro fre g e b a d, fo r he wa xe d unde r we lkin, in we a lth he thro ve , we o x unde r wo lc num, we o rð mynd um þa h, till b e fo re him the fo lk, b o th fa r a nd ne a r, o ð þæ t him æ g hwylc þa ra ymb sitte ndra who ho use b y the wha le -pa th, he a rd his ma nda te , o fe r hro nra de hyra n sc o lde , g a ve him g ifts: a g o o d king he ! g o mb a n g ylda n. þæ t wæ s g o d c yning . https:/ / www.yo utub e .c o m/ wa tc h? v=CH-_Gwo O4xI

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Sha ke spe a re ’ s E ng lish RODE RI GO T ush! ne ve r te ll me ; I ta ke it muc h unkindly T ha t tho u, I a g o , who ha st ha d my purse As if the string s we re thine , sho uldst kno w o f this. I AGO 'Sb lo o d, b ut yo u will no t he a r me : I f e ve r I did dre a m o f suc h a ma tte r, Ab ho r me .

Whe re Did Bla c k Ve rna c ula r Co me F ro m? Why Do e s it Ca rry Stig ma ?  https:/ / www.yo utub e .c o m/ wa tc h? v=E PGx1ic F dL Q&fe a ture =re la te d F ro m 2:02 to e nd

PBS: Do Yo u Spe a k Ame ric a n? re so urc e fo r c la ssro o m use https:/ / www.pb s.o rg / spe a k/ e d uc a tio n/

Re so urc e fo r the Cla ssro o m I nc lude s re a so ns fo r stig ma tiza tio n F e atur e s of Gr ammar Oakland Sc hool Boar d Contr ove r sy (a pe e k inside the b o o k) Ric kfo rd, J., & Ric kfo rd, R. J. (2000). Spo ke n so ul: T he sto ry o f b lac k e ng lish . Jo hn Wile y a nd So ns, I nc .

Re sour c e for the Classr oom Jo hn Ba ug h is o ne o f the mo st we ll- kno wn Afric a n Ame ric a ns o n the to pic o f the o rig in o f Bla c k spe e c h a nd the e ffe c ts o f the L ing uistic disc rimina tio n o n the Bla c k c o nsc io usne ss. Ba ug h, J. (1999). Out o f the mo uths o f slave s: Afric an ame ric an lang uag e and e duc atio nal malprac tic e . Austin, T X: Unive rsity o f T e xa s Pre ss.

Wha t is the Ge ne ra l Pe rc e ptio n o n Afric a n Ame ric a n Ve rna c ula r E ng lish https:/ / la ng ua g e a ndlife .o rg / do c ume nta rie s/ ta lking -b la c k-in-a me ric a / T alking Blac k in Ame ric a -- E duc atio n

Ca rto o ns fo llo wing the Oa kla nd Sc ho o l Bo a rd Pro po sa l

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Bla c k I de ntity I nte g ra l, I nspira tio na l, a nd Appro pria te d

Ho w Hig h the Mo o n? https:/ / www.yo utub e .c o m/ wa tc h? v=1GUmxnYhe K 0 fro m 1:15 to 2:10 And https:/ / www.pb s.o rg / spe a k/ e duc a tio n/ T a lking Bla c k in Ame ric a -- SKIL L S