LINGUIST List 24.2760
Mon Jul 08 2013
Media: Black English in the Spotlight: Rachel Jeantel's Testimony
Editor for this issue: Brent Woo
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Date: 08-Jul-2013
From: Brent Woo <bwoo
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Subject: Black English in the Spotlight: Rachel Jeantel's Testimony
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In the George Zimmerman murder trial, the defense asked witness Rachel Jeantel, "Are you claiming in any way that you don't understand English?", sparking discussion on prescriptivism and Black English's place in society.
http://www.policymic.com/articles/52697/rachel-jeantel-s-language-is-english-it-s-just-not-your-english/685823 Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics
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