Black English Flashcards
1
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Garrard McLendon
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is an advocate for code switching.
thinks teachers should correct Black American English (African American Vernacular English)
his book is called “ax or ask” which discusses this.
2
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Michael Rosen
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argues for slang and also for the empowerment of young people. Advocates for code switching. Advocates for the study of English dialects. Says banning dialects wont work.
3
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Lyndsey Johns
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argues for code switching. Says employers prejudice against street slang favoring standard English. He bans it in his classroom (cuz, bruv). Suggests linguists sit in an “ivory tower” and have had a “Rolls Royce” education.
