English with an accent

Description:

In English with an Accent, Rosina Lippi-Green scrutinizes American attitudes towards language. Using examples drawn from a variety of contexts: the classroom, the court, the media, and corporate culture, she exposes the way in which discrimination based on accent functions to support and perpetuate unequal social structures and unequal power relations. English with an Accent focuses on language variation linked to geography and social identity; looks at how the media and the entertainment industry work to promote linguistic stereotyping; examines how employers discriminate on the basis of accent; reveals how the judicial system protects the status quo and reinforces language subordination.

subjects: Language policy,  Political aspects,  Social aspects,  Discrimination,  Speech and social status,  English language,  Language and culture,  Political aspects of English language,  Variation,  Social aspects of English language,  Anglais (Langue),  Accents et accentuation,  Discrimination linguistique,  Taalgebruik,  Minderheden,  Aspect social,  Politique linguistique,  Langage et culture,  Sprachkontakt,  Uitspraak (taalkunde),  Diskriminierung,  Discriminatie,  Aspect politique,  Langage et statut social,  71.61 discrimination,  18.04 English language,  Linguistic change,  English language, dialects

Places: United States