LLCU 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Zero Copula, Ethnolect, African American Vernacular English
21 Apr 2017
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Ethnolects in relation to standard varieties: ethnolect, an ethnolect is a variety of a language associated with speakers of a particular ethnicity, independently of regional or other social factors. In the english-speaking world, the standard is almost always in relation to white speech: ethnolects are not evaluated neutrally, but as departures from the white standard, a well-studied example: aave (african american vernacular english, aka. Black american english (bae: black vernacular english (be, ebonics. Aave: zero copula: aave can drop am/are/is: he loud. You late: but only when standard english allows contractions. Bilingualism in canada: bilingualism in canada: english and french, official languages act (1969, 1988, parliament, justice, public communication, workplace, advancement of english and. India: 23 official languages: singapore: english, mandarin, malay, and tamil. Bilingualism and identity: documentary: being myself: bilingualism and identity, three women who speak both japanese and english, eriko: moved to london age 10.
