Phonemes and Accents. According to the Anthropology of Language

Phonemes and Accents. According to the Anthropology of Language textbook, “Most

people use the phonological system(s) of the language(s) they grew up with, no matter how many additional

languages they learn…. Using the phonological system of one language to speak another one will generally give

you a ‘foreign-sounding’ accent” (p.50).

Do you, or someone you know, speak English with a “foreign-sounding” accent? Using the information presented

in Chapter 3 of The Anthropology of Language textbook and in Chapter 3 of The Anthropology of Language

Workbook, describe the details of this accent in phonetic terms. If you do not know someone who speaks English

with a foreign-sounding accent personally you can use a figure from the popular media who speaks with an accent

(e.g., Arnold Schwarzenegger). To avoid ethnocentrism in your analysis, please avoid judgmental statements;

instead, try to describe the accent phonetically.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required

material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your

classmates’ posts by Day 7. Respond to at least two posts that highlight different phonetic variations than your

post. How are accents becoming more understandable to you as you work through this discussion?

DQ2 Rich Points. After reading Chapter 6 of your textbook, discuss a rich point that you have

experienced in a speech situation, or one that you have read about in the course materials. Use the M-A-R process

to discuss and analyze the rich point. What was the cause of the rich point? How does awareness of the rich point

help to illustrate underlying issues in communicative style? Were you able to repair the rich point? If you had a

chance to re-do the experience of this rich point how would your understanding of the M-A-R process change

your experience?

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required

material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your

classmates’ posts by Day 7. Respond to at least two posts by envisioning the situation presented by your

classmates using the M-A-R process. Write out a dialog that uses the M-A-R process for your classmates’

situations.