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In Speaking Culturally Fern Johnson probes the rich cultural legacies and deep cultural dimensions underlying discourse in the United States. This culturally rich examination of discourse places the changing demographics of the United States in linguistic perspective and draws upon the author’s "language-centered perspective on culture" to illuminate the discourses associated with gender and with African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans. Language is placed in the context of the histories, multiplicities, and cultural themes influencing its users.
The final section of the book explores the implications of language diversity, first by showing how culturally nuanced language carries consequences in the justice and medical systems, in school, and at work; and then by examining two of the most heated language issues in the country today: ebonics and bilingual education. Johnson concludes by advocating bilingual education for all citizens, regardless of native language.
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United States, African American, Asian American, American English, Bureau of the Census, New York, Puerto Ricans, Standard English, Asian Indian, Native American, Japanese Americans, Puerto Rico, Language-Centered Perspective, Los Angeles, Korean Americans, Chicano English, Chinese American, World War, Houston Stanback, Santa Ana, Census Bureau, Hong Kong, New Jersey, American Indian, Lau Remedies New!
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- Black English: A Seminar by Deborah Sears Harrison in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (Southern Classics Series) by Lorenzo Dow Turner on page 123
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- Preaching to a Multi-Generational Assembly by Andrew-Carl Wisdom on page 23, and Back Matter
- The Ethnography of Communication: An Introduction (Language in Society) by Muriel Saville-Troike in Back Matter
- Language Diversity in the Classroom: From Intention to Practice (Studies in Writing and Rhetoric) by Geneva Smitherman on page 140
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