English with an accent
Subtitle: language, ideology, and discrimination in the United States
By: Rosina Lippi-Green.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1997
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: English language -- Social aspects -- United States; English language -- Political aspects -- United States; English language -- Variation -- United States; Speech and social status -- United States; Language and culture -- United States; Language policy -- United States; Discrimination -- United States
Description: In English with an Accent, Rosina Lippi-Green scrutinizes American attitudes towards language. Using examples drawn from a variety of contexts: the classroom, the court, the media, and corporate culture, she exposes the way in which discrimination based on accent functions to support and perpetuate unequal social structures and unequal power relations.

English with an Accent focuses on language variation linked to geography and social identity; looks at how the media and the entertainment industry work to promote linguistic stereotyping; examines how employers discriminate on the basis of accent; reveals how the judicial system protects the status quo and reinforces language subordination.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-277) and index.