African American Vernacular English is a stigmatized dialect that is still ridiculed in education and the workplace. Its speakers are coherent and intelligent communicators, but remain disadvantaged.
Tag: communication
Losing Friends to Bigotry
How does one reclaim a friend or a loved one from bigotry? Is it a curable disease? Are there secret potions that can help?
The English Language: I Love It, I Love It Not
Akin to the bond between the language and the nation, my romance with English, too, is a quandary.
Greta Thunberg’s Voice Speaks Just as Loud as Her Words
In embodying the issue of climate breakdown, Thunberg’s voice also makes it personal.
From Introvert to Socially Anxious
I was an introvert stuck amidst people who tried to bring me down.
Can We Understand Other Minds? Novels and Stories Say: No
The way that we imagine nonhumans in fiction reflects how little we, as humans, really get each other.