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All English Accents Matter: In Pursuit of Accent Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

All English Accents Matter: In Pursuit of Accent Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Orelus, Pierre Wilbert

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics

LinguisticsGeneral EducationTeaching Instruction

ISBN10: 0415722705
ISBN13: 9780415722704
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Apr 28 2023
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.31 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

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.

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