Chapter 9 | Enhancements
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9.1A video clip on using local dialect features to convey toughness. |
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9.2Hear the difference between creaky voice, non‐creaking voice, and breathy voice. |
Read Faith Salie's "Burned out on the 'fry'" for a media criticism of creaky voice, soc-called 'vocal fry.'
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9.3A media criticism of creaky voice, so‐called “vocal fry.” Why has girls’ and women’s use of creaky voice been subject to more negative commentary than men’s and boys’ use of the same feature? |
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9.4Comedian/slam poet Taylor Mali on the alleged increase in the use of “weak” language features. Are his observations and interpretations accurate? Why or why not? |
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9.5A video clip of sociolinguist and bestselling author Deborah Tannen demonstrating differences in girls’ and boys’ conversational styles. |
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9.6A video presentation on grammatical versus natural gender and singular “they” by linguist Tom Scott |