WRITTEN ENGLISHES
Diversity and Inclusivity
in the Writing Classroom
Video Resources
Browse our collection of videos explaining or featuring different varieties of English.
The History of English in 10 Minutes
Episodes 1 through 10
Sourced from the Open University
Appalachian English
The entirety of the documentary Mountain Talk.
Academic English
Professor David Crystal on standard v. nonstandard
(RP here references Britain's Received Pronunciation)
Sourced from Cambridge University Press
Malaysian English - Local v. Standard
Marianna Pascal speaks about humorous misunderstandings across Englishes.
2009 Toastmasters International
The R in Standard
Bill Labov talks about the shift in Standard English from a RP (Received Pronunciation) influenced r-less pronunciation to an r-full (i.e. rhotic) pronunciation
Clip from the 1995 documentary Do You Speak American?
Malaysian English -- Part 1
Levels of Formality
Dr. Lee King Siong describes different ways of using English in Malaysia.
"You Can Be A Lot Smarter," Vavalert T.V
Malaysian English - Part 2
Word Usage
Dr. Lee King Siong contrasts common Malaysian word usages with that of Standard English.
"You Can Be A Lot Smarter," Vavalert T.V
Malaysian English - Part 3
Expressions
Dr. Lee King Siong contrasts common Malaysian expressions with that of Standard English.
"You Can Be A Lot Smarter," Vavalert T.V
Language and Racism
Dr. Victor Villanueva, Professor of English and Rhetoric at Washington State University at Poland and author of Bootstraps, discusses how racism looks today.
Clip from an episode of Up in the Valley TV
Carolina Outer Banks Vocabulary
Excerpt from The Carolina Brogue by NCLLP films. http://www.carolinabrogue.com/
Appalachian English: History and Sterotypes
In this short video, speakers of Appalachian English consider the history of their language variety as well the stereotypes so often associated with its use
On "Spanglish"
Comedian George Lopez explains why "English-only" legislation is bound to fail
© 2013 by the students of IUPUI's ENG-W600 - Written Englishes: Living Cultural Realities, Dr. Kim Brian Lovejoy, professor.