- Think of an instance in your layperson days when you bought into any (or all) of the components of the Language Subordination Model. What contributed to your mental coalescence with the Model at the time? And how have you separated mind from Model since?
- How do perceptions of social class relate to the linguistic behavior of laypersons?
- Discuss the ways in which children's media teaches them entry-level stereotyping and discrimination. Do you feel it's possible to portray characters through media without leaving room to stereotype? How can we balance our children's linguistic perceptions with linguistic realities?
- How do perceptions of social class relate to the linguistic behavior of laypersons?
- Discuss the ways in which children's media teaches them entry-level stereotyping and discrimination. Do you feel it's possible to portray characters through media without creating a platform for stereotypes?
- We all found
truth in the Lanugage Subordination Model at some point in our pre-linguist lives. What do you think contributed to your mental coalescence with the Model at the time? And what has been most instrumental in helping you separate mind from Model since?
- Discuss the similarities between Southern American English and African American English. Why are these similarities significant?
- Do you think that speakers of one stigmatized variety of English would have a tendency to discriminate linguistically against speakers of other stigmatized varieties? Why?
dec 4 2008 ∞
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