Full Description
Orelus' valuable study draws on the scholarly work of sociocultural and postcolonial theorists, as well as testimonies collected from study participants, to explore accentism, the systemic form of discrimination against speakers whose accents deviate from a socially constructed norm.
Orelus examines the manner in which accents are acquired and the effects of such acquisition on the learning and educational experiences of linguistically and culturally diverse students. He goes on to demonstrate the ways and the degree to which factors such as race, class, and country of origin are connected with nonstandard accent-based discrimination. Finally, this book proposes alternative ways to challenge and counter the accentism that minority groups, including linguistically and culturally diverse groups, have faced in schools and in society at large.
It will be of interest to all of those concerned with linguistic/accent-based prejudice and the experience of those who face it.
Contents
Contents
Dedication
Foreword by John Baugh
Chapter 1. The Coloniality of Western Language Hegemony
Chapter 2. Other People's English Accents Matter
Chapter 3. Affirming English Accent Variation
Chapter 4. Linguistic and Racial Inequities in Higher Education
Chapter 5. In Pursuit of Accent Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Chapter 6. Exposing the Effects of Linguolelitism on Linguistic Minorities
Appendix
Index
