Thursday, August 23, 2007

Response to "Talking Wrong"

The author of the "Talking Wrong" article is opposed to her mother chaning the way she talks becuase the mother believes she talks wrong. The author feels that it is a part of her mothers identity and the fact that she is changing the way she talks because of where she lives and not what her roots are. it is clear that she opposes it at the end where she talks about her mother dreaming of perfection and heading for hell. The author makes it clear the differences between "Black" and "standard" english giving examples of how her mother talks and that her mother believes that it is wrong.

This was interesting because, i believe that this is happening and will be happening for some time. It seems that some people can relate to these articles and get a good sense of what the author is trying to say.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Is it also possible that the opposite is happening in America today? Could individuals who were raised to use "standard" English be assimilating to "Black" English for various reasons? It's an interesting topic to explore.