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Slang, Dialect, and Standard English

Slang, Dialect, and Standard English. What is the difference???. Standard English. A controversial term for a form of the English language that is written and spoken by educated users. Why might it be controversial? Why is it important?

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Slang, Dialect, and Standard English

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  1. Slang, Dialect, and Standard English What is the difference???

  2. Standard English • A controversial term for a form of the English language that is written and spoken by educated users. • Why might it be controversial? • Why is it important? • How is “centre” and “center” or “theatre” and “theater” different?

  3. Dialect • A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, especially a way of speaking that differs from the standard variety of the language. • This is a regional quality. • How do we speak differently from other areas of the United States? • How do we speak differently from other areas of the world?

  4. Slang • An informal nonstandard variety of speech characterized by newly coined and rapidly changing words and phrases. • This is a type of speaking that changes from generation to generation!!!

  5. Your turn!! • As a group, we are going to create a slang vs. dialect vs. standard English poster!!!! • I want each of you to come up with one example of slang (school appropriate) and one example of dialect!! It can be modern or old school!!!

  6. How this relates… • In Freak the Mighty, for Kevin (Freak), language plays a tremendous role in his life. Think about, as we listen and read the story, why that might be important. How does it impact how other people view him?

  7. References • http://grammar.about.com/od/rs/g/

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