Chapter 9
Please note that the labels on each recording (for example, "Chicago English" or "Black English") were provided by the person who made the recording available for you to listen to. Other linguists or individuals may not agree on the description as it stands. The best example of this: you'll note that some recordings are marked "general" American, which is problematic for the same reasons the term "standard" English is problematic.
Audio Examples
Audio
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Accent |
Chapter |
Page # |
Online Example Title |
URL |
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Indian English |
9 |
230 |
International Dialects of English Archive: Dialects and Accents of India |
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Mississippi |
9 |
230 |
International Dialects of English Archive: Dialects of Mississippi |
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Appalachian English |
9 |
234 |
International Dialects of English Archive: Alabama Three (white female, born 1950, farm in NE Alabama) |
http://www.dialectsarchive.com/alabama-3 |
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Colombian accent |
9 |
238 |
International Dialects of English Archive: Dialects and Accents of Colombia |
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Honduras accent |
9 |
239 |
The Speech Accent Archive: Spanish 37 |
http://accent.gmu.edu/searchsaa.php?function=detail&speakerid=575 |
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Queens |
9 |
239 |
International Dialects of English Archive: New York Five (white male, Jewish, Queens, born 1947) |
http://www.dialectsarchive.com/new-york-4 |
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Cuban accent ("Little |
9 |
239 |
International Dialects of English Archive: Dialects and Accents of Cuba |
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Hawaiian Creole English |
9 |
240 |
Language Varieties: Kent Sakoda speaks Hawai'i Creole English |
http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/sounds/hcesound.html |
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Standard American English |
9 |
241 |
International Dialects of English Archive: General American |
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Filipino accent |
9 |
243 |
International Dialects of English Archive: Dialects and Accents of The Phillipines |
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Ugandan accent |
9 |
246 |
The Speech Accent Archive: Ganda 1 |
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Venezuela accent |
9 |
251 |
International Dialects of English Archive: Dialects and Accents of Venezuela |
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Palastinian accent |
9 |
252 |
C-SPAN Video Library: Middle East Peace Process (Mustafa Barghouthi) |
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/MiddleEastPeaceProcess115 |
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Indian English |
9 |
254 |
International Dialects of English Archive: Dialects and Accents of India |
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Chinese accent |
9 |
258 |
International Dialects of English Archive: Dialects and Accents of China |
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AAVE |
9 |
260 |
International Dialects of English Archive: Alabama Four (African-American female, born 1928, Chambers County, AL) |
http://www.dialectsarchive.com/alabama-4 |
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Cambodian-American |
9 |
262 |
The Speech Accent Archive: Khmer Four (male age 31, born Phnom Penh, Cambodia, lived in the US for 16 yrs) |
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Ukranian accent |
9 |
264 |
International Dialects of English Archive: Dialects and Accents of Ukraine |
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Spanish accent |
9 |
265 |
The Speech Accent Archive: Spanish 1-88 |
http://accent.gmu.edu/browse_language.php?function=find&language=spanish |
Discussion question
1. Listen to the clips that provide examples of the accents mentioned in Chapter 9. What do you think about these accents being used in the workplace? Do you think there are certain accents that should not be allowed in certain occupations? Why do you feel the way you do?
Videos
“Cheryl Cole Dropped from X Factor US”
BBC News, 26 May, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13561427
This video clip provides material for the discussion of accent discrimination in the workplace.
Discussion question
1. What do you think of Cheryl Cole’s accent? Do you think it would be difficult for American audiences to understand? She may not have been dismissed from the show because of her accent, but if she was, do you think that it would be the television station’s right to terminate her on account of her accent?
Further Resources
Munro, M. (2003) A Primer on Accent Discrimination in the Canadian Context. TESL Canada Journal 20(2): 38–51.
Piller, I. (in press). Multilingualism and Social Exclusion. In M. Martin-Jones, A. Blackledge and A. Creese (Eds.) Handbook of Multilingualism. London: Routledge. (accessed June 6, 2011) http://www.languageonthemove.com/downloads/PDF/piller_in_press_social_inclusion.pdf.
Segrest Purkiss, L., Perrewe, P., Gillespie, T., Mayes, B., and Ferris, G. (2006). Implicit Sources of Bias in Employment Interview Judgments and Decision. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 101(2): 152–167.
Links
“Language Discrimination in the Workplace”
Funkhouser, Vegosen, Liebman & Dunn Ltd.
http://www.fvldlaw.com/?t=40&an=916&format=xml
“Language Rights: Workplace Rights FAQ”
Mass English Plus Coalition
http://www.massenglishplus.org/content/Language_Rights/Workplace_Rights/Workplace.html
Mass English Plus Coalition
http://www.massenglishplus.org/
RSS & Blogs
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