Vernacular English

Author : Akshya Saxena
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780691223148

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How English has become a language of the people in India—one that enables the state but also empowers protests against it Against a groundswell of critiques of global English, Vernacular English argues that literary studies are yet to confront the true political import of the English language in the world today. A comparative study of three centuries of English literature and media in India, this original and provocative book tells the story of English in India as a tale not of imperial coercion, but of a people’s language in a postcolonial democracy. Focusing on experiences of hearing, touching, remembering, speaking, and seeing English, Akshya Saxena delves into a previously unexplored body of texts from English and Hindi literature, law, film, visual art, and public protests. She reveals little-known debates and practices that have shaped the meanings of English in India and the Anglophone world, including the overlooked history of the legislation of English in India. She also calls attention to how low castes and minority ethnic groups have routinely used this elite language to protest the Indian state. Challenging prevailing conceptions of English as a vernacular and global lingua franca, Vernacular English does nothing less than reimagine what a language is and the categories used to analyze it.

Author : Akshya Saxena
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03
Category : LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
ISBN : 9780691223131

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Vernacular English by Akshya Saxena Pdf

"After India's Partition and independence in 1947, "cleansing" Hindi by removing Urdu words was part of the nation's effort to disavow Islamic influence and to forge an exclusively Hindu "Indian" identity. Sanskritized Hindi was anointed the official language of India in 1950, a move protested by non-Hindi-speaking people; in 1963, lawmakers responded to these protests by making English an associate official language. Itself a language steeped in a history of colonial violence, English nevertheless was chosen to mend the gaps created by the imposition of Hindi and to uphold the ideal of democracy. This book considers English as part of the multilingual local milieu of India (a country where more than twenty languages are spoken) not as a colonial language imposed from without. Through a close study of English in India, from the language policies under British rule to the present day, Akshya Saxena argues that low castes and minority ethnic groups-those oppressed by or denied access to English-have routinely and effectively used the language to make political demands on the state. The book examines the ways that Indians use English in literary, spoken, and visual media, from novels to films to global protest movements, to express and shape their experience within the Indian state"--

Author : John Russell Rickford
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999-07-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0631212442

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African American Vernacular English by John Russell Rickford Pdf

In response to the flood of interest in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) following the recent controversy over "Ebonics," this book brings together sixteen essays on the subject by a leading expert in the field, one who has been researching and writing on it for a quarter of a century.

Author : Sophia Huber
Publisher : Herbert Utz Verlag
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-13
Category : American fiction
ISBN : 9783831646692

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African American Vernacular English as a Literary Dialect by Sophia Huber Pdf

Knowledge about one’s linguistic background, especially when it is different from mainstream varieties, provides a basis for identity and self. Ancestral values can be upheld, celebrated, and rooted further in the consciousness of its speakers. In the case of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) the matter is not straightforward and, ultimately, the social implications its speakers still face today are unresolved. Through detailed analysis of the four building blocks phonology, morphology, syntax, and vocabulary, Sophia Huber tries to trace the development of AAVE as a literary dialect. By unearthing in what ways AAVE in its written form is different from the spoken variety, long established social stigmata and stereotypes which have been burned into the consciousness of the USA through a (initially) white dominated literary tradition will be exposed. Analysing fourteen novels and one short story featuring AAVE, it is the first linguistic study of this scope.

Author : Desirée Kuthe
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 9783638845106

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African American Vernacular English by Desirée Kuthe Pdf

Essay from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,0, University of Córdoba (Spain: Universidad de Córdoba), course: Sociolinguistics, 8 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: African American Vernacular English or AAVE, which is also variously labelled 'African American English', 'Black English', 'Black Vernacular English' or 'Ebonics', is the non-standard variety of English spoken by many African Americans, at least to some extent and in some contexts. The now very popular term Ebonics is a portmanteau of the words 'ebony' and 'phonics', created in 1973 by a group of black scholars, who disliked the term 'Nonstandard Negro English', which was in use at that time. The circumstances of the creation of the term, (which has gained considerable popularity during a huge debate in 1996, which will be discussed later), already highlights one of the main features associated with AAVE: the controversies which centre upon it, "even" - according to McCrum et al. - "within the Black community. For some, it is an authentic means of self-expression for Black English speakers throughout America and the world. For others, who prefer the norms of Standard English, Black English represents the disadvantaged past, an obstacle to advancement, something better unlearned, denied or forgotten." The first thorough sociolinguistic study of AAVE was carried out by William Labov in 1968. It was funded by the US Office of Education, which was interested in "the relation between social dialects and the teaching of English." The problems many Black American children had to acquire thorough reading skills was, in fact, what first brought attention to AAVE. Still scholars can't seem to agree on what exactly AAVE is and where it comes from. Scholars on one end of the scale of opinions hold it to be very different from Standard English, even a distinct language, those on the other end claim it to be a mere product of regional a

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555059558

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REPORT ON PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IN THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY FOR 1883-84 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Edgar W. Schneider
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110208405

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The Americas and the Caribbean by Edgar W. Schneider Pdf

This volume gives a detailed overview of the varieties of English spoken in the Americas and the Caribbean, including regional, social and ethnic dialects (such as Southern US, Canadian or Chicano English) as well as Caribbean creoles from the Bahamas to Suriname. The chapters, written by widely acclaimed specialists, provide concise and comprehensive information on the phonological, morphological and syntactic characteristics of each variety discussed. The articles are followed by exercises and study questions. The exercises are geared towards students and can be used for classroom assignments as well as for self study in preparation for exams. Instructors can use the exercises, sound samples and interactive maps to enhance their classroom presentations and to highlight important language features.

Author : Jenny Cheshire,Dieter Stein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317885801

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Taming the Vernacular by Jenny Cheshire,Dieter Stein Pdf

Taming the Vernacular: From Dialect to Written Standard Language examines the differences between 'standard' and 'nonstandard' varieties of several different languages. Not only are some of the best-known languages of Europe represented here, but also some that have been less well-researched in the past. The chapters address the syntax of Dutch, English, French, Finnish, Galician, German and Spanish. For these languages, and many others, it is the standard varieties on which the most extensive syntactic research has been carried out, with the result that very little is known about the syntax of their dialects or the spoken colloquial varieties. The editors of this volume seek to redress the balance by taking a cross-linguistic perspective on the historical development of the standardised varieties. This allows them to identify some common characteristics of spoken language. It also helps the reader to understand the kinds of filtering processes that are involved in standardization, which result in the syntax of spoken colloquial language being different from the syntax of the standard varieties. Taming the Vernacular: From Dialect to Written Standard Language is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Linguistics, particularly those taking courses in sociolinguistics, dialectology, and historical linguistics. The focus on a variety of languages also makes this text suitable for students studying courses which cover the linguistic aspects of European languages.

Author : John R. Rickford,Julie Sweetland,Angela E. Rickford,Thomas Grano
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136831041

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African American, Creole, and Other Vernacular Englishes in Education by John R. Rickford,Julie Sweetland,Angela E. Rickford,Thomas Grano Pdf

More than 50 years of scholarly attention to the intersection of language and education have resulted in a rich body of literature on the role of vernacular language varieties in the classroom. This field of work can be bewildering in its size and variety, drawing as it does on the diverse methods, theories, and research paradigms of fields such as sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, psychology, and education. Compiling most of the publications from the past half century that deal with this critical topic, this volume includes more than 1600 references (books, articles in journals or books, and web-accessible dissertations and other works) on education in relation to African American Vernacular English [AAVE], English-based pidgins and creoles, Latina/o English, Native American English, and other English vernaculars such as Appalachian English in the United States and Aboriginal English in Australia), with accompanying abstracts for approximately a third of them. This comprehensive bibliography provides a tool useful for those interested in the complex issue of how knowledge about language variation can be used to more effectively teach students who speak a nonstandard or stigmatized language variety.

Author : Bombay (India : State). Education Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:C2851673

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Annual Administration Report by Bombay (India : State). Education Department Pdf

Author : Hans Harder,Nishat Zaidi,Torsten Tschacher
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000937527

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The Vernacular by Hans Harder,Nishat Zaidi,Torsten Tschacher Pdf

This book examines the validity of the notion of the ‘vernacular’ and the position of the so-called ‘vernaculars’ in colonial and postcolonial settings. It addresses recent formulations and debates regarding the status of regional languages of South Asia in relation to English. The authors explore the range of meanings the term has assumed and trace a history of contestation since the colonial age. They contend that though the ‘vernacular’ in South Asia has, since the nineteenth century, often operated as a hegemonic category relegating the languages thus designated to an inferior status, those languages (and other cultural formations labelled as ‘vernacular’) have also received empowering impulses and vested with qualities like groundedness and strength. The book highlights the need for a critical discussion of the notion of the ‘vernacular’ in the context of the ongoing rise of Anglophonia in South Asia as a whole and post-liberalisation India in particular. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of literary and culture studies, history, postcolonial studies, and South Asian studies.

Author : Markku Filppula,Juhani Klemola,Heli Paulasto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135850654

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Vernacular Universals and Language Contacts by Markku Filppula,Juhani Klemola,Heli Paulasto Pdf

In this book, contributors have been brought together to discuss the role of two major factors shaping the grammars of different varieties of English (and of other languages) all over the world: so-called vernacular universals and contact-induced change. Rather than assuming a general typological perspective, the studies in this volume focus on putative universal vernacular features – significant phonological or (morpho-) syntactic parallels found in non-standard varieties of English, English-based Creoles, and also varieties of other languages, all of which represent widely differing sociolinguistic and historical backgrounds. These universals are then set against the other major explanatory factor: contact-induced change, by which we understand both the possibility of dialect contact (or dialect diffusion) and language contact (including superstratal, substratal and adstratal influences).

Author : Haider Madhloum
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640856053

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African American Vernacular English - Origins and Features by Haider Madhloum Pdf

Pre-University Paper from the year 2011 in the subject English - Pedagogy, Didactics, Literature Studies, Antwerp Local School, course: Last year of High School, language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is the variety formerly known as Black English Vernacular or Vernacular Black English among sociolinguists. It is also called Ebonics outside the academic community. While some features of AAVE are apparently unique to this variety, in its structure it also shows many similarities with other varieties including a number of standard and nonstandard English varieties spoken in the US. AAVE has been the subject of several public debates. The analysis of this variety has caused a lot of discussion among sociolinguists and also among the American people. AAVE is a language that I hear every day through the music I hear and the Internet I use. This was the main reason that I chose to learn more about AAVE. Many people think AAVE is the same as Standard American English but this is not true. In this paper I will investigate whether AAVE is a dialect or a slang. And also the origins of AAVE and the features of AAVE (Phonological-, grammatical and lexical features) and the social and educational context of AAVE will be explained more in this paper. Through many research in the library of the university of Antwerp and the library of the university of Leuven but also through many research on the internet I was able to collect and investigate this subject. With the great help of my teacher I was able to make this paper

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Karnataka (India)
ISBN : NYPL:33433014262632

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Report on the Administration of Mysore by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stevens and sons, ltd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555063120

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A catalogue of modern laws books. [13 issues]. by Stevens and sons, ltd Pdf