ERIC Number: EJ1246799
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 29
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ISSN: ISSN-2474-4166
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Other People's English Accents Matter: Challenging Standard English Accent Hegemony
Orelus, Pierre W.
Excellence in Education Journal, v9 n1 p120-148 Win 2020
We live in a society where standard accents are highly valued. Generally, people who speak with a Standard English accent are seen through a positive lens linguistically; those whose English is accented are stigmatized. Accent discrimination affects linguistic minorities from diverse linguistic and ethnic backgrounds, including foreign-accented English speakers. This article uses a sociolinguistic framework and draws from participants' "testimonios" garnered over the course of a year to explore the ways in which linguistic minorities, across ethnicity, race, language, and nationality, experienced various forms of accent discrimination. Participants' testimonios suggest that these factors play a significant role in the different ways and the degree to which they were subjected to accent discrimination.
Descriptors: Dialects, Pronunciation, Language Minorities, Social Discrimination, North American English, Middle School Teachers, College Students, College Faculty, Administrators, Bilingualism, Personal Narratives, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Race, Ethnicity, Social Class, Citizenship, Language Attitudes, Native Language
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Mexico
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