American English
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- Standard American English
- We are going to talk about the main aspects of Standard American English.
- - Post-vocalic [r]- Northern Cities Shift- Metathesis of ask- Trilled [r]- Monophothongized [o:]- Double negatives- Needs + V-ed
- There is no single standardized dialect in the US, but there are forms and structures that are generally considered standard and "correct" in the US. They are also the forms in which American English is compared to other varieties.
- Some Linguistic Features of American English
- - Southern Vowel Shift- Ain't- Hella or wicked for very- Quotative like- Coke, soda or pop- Through or thru- Gonna
- Around the world:associated with a particular regional or social group- France = Parisian standard- England = RP developed from speech of London
- The standard dialects are usually related to certain regional or social groups, but the American standard does not associate it with any specific group and is usually related to a perceived majority.
- Examples of Standard Dialects
- United States:associated with any particular group- It's the speech of the majority = white, middle class, heterosexual, educated- It's also non-regional = anyone in the countrycould be a speaker
- The American standard emerged when it was argued that a unified language would symbolize a unified nation. The US took a democratic approach to promoting the language that would establish itself as the standard.
- A democratic approach still means standardization
- Unified language = Unified nation = Social order
- Democratic Approach in the US:Pronunciations used by common, yet educated, man
- Standardization:process of giving prestige to one form of language over others
- Education:- English for You and Me- The Elements of Style
- The educational system played an important role in perpetuating the form and ideology behind Standard American English; but they also include newscasters and journalists, all the media in general with some variations.
- Examples of how it was portrayed the Standard English
- Courses:- Accent reduction courses- SpeakUp! Accent Elimination Program
- Broadcasting:- National Broadcasting Company (NBC)- PBS: Do You Speak American?
- By analyzing the history of standardization and language development in the United States, it can be concluded that a single standard American English is just a myth.
- Standard American English
- The discussion about standard American English is not simple, since the concept must take into account both the abstract and the applied.
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