We're the Language Diversity Ambassadors! Student ambassadors promoting awareness of linguistic diversity and linguistic discrimination in NC and beyond.
Raleigh, NC
Joined March 2015
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TALKING BLACK IN AMERICA: ROOTS .@NCState_LDA 🫶📽️
The third program in a series of television documentaries exploring dimensions of African American language and culture and their formative influence on the United States and beyond;
youtu.be/jcPrX13jn_g?si=Caoj… via @YouTube
This Friday @ 3pm the LDA is hosting a lecture on History of Queer and Trans Linguistics. The goal is to be informative and fun. Hope to see you all there!
There will be showing of the Talking Black in America documentary by The Language and Life Project on 11/2 @7pm. Hope to see you all there !
This Friday we will be having a presentation from the Brown Bag Series, our speaker is Dr. Archie Crowley from the English department at Elon University. This event is open to the public so feel free to share with anyone. This event is also accessible by zoom link is below!
Happy Women's History Month!
@Marifabiann discusses the history and gendered linguistic bias against the word "like" in their opinion piece for @ncsutechnician !
OPINION: ‘Like’ is a great word, like, let’s stop judging those who use it technicianonline.com/opinion…
Last week, the NCState Linguistic department hosted special guest Jon Forrest (@DataInFormants) who presented his latest research on Shifting Demographics, Shifting Vowels: African-American Vowel Systems in Georgia!
CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL LINGUISTS! The summer 2022 LDA summer program is here (and virtual!) Fill out the interest form or contact us @ [email protected]!
Happy Native American Heritage Day! Celebrate by learning a thing or two about the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and their unique dialect of English! #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
To learn more, check out @NCState_LLP's documentary Indian by Birth: youtube.com/watch?v=JjneAABc…
The island of Ocracoke is a small island community located along the Outer Banks off the coast of North Carolina. Apart from its scenic beaches, it's also home to one of the most unique dialects of English in the US!
Find out more about the Brogue in the infographic below!
And catch🎣the Language and Life Project’s documentary The Carolina Brogue, available on YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=Bhqv7LRQ…
Are you a native of Chatham County, NC? Do you know someone who is? We're conducting interviews and would love to hear from you!
Check out voicesofchatham.org/ to get involved or learn more about the project!
Calling all high school students🗣️Check out our virtual language diversity enrichment summer program! DM us for the registration link
The Language and Life Project @NCState_LLP has two documentaries available for free during #BlackHistoryMonth: Signing Black in America, and Talking Black in America! Check the thread below for links 👇
Celebrating Black History Month with a discussion about Black American Sign Language (BASL)! Make sure to watch the documentary Signing Black in America (link in part 2) and tag Black Deaf creators, advocates, and educators below #blackhistorymonth #basl #languagediversity
Smith, A. (2020). Viewers’ Discussion Guide to Signing Black in America. Retrieved from: talkingblackinamerica.org/wp
content/uploads/2020/06/SBiA Viewers-Guide-Combined- 27min.pdf