New York Latino English

New York Latino English is an unknown but fascinating variety of English. Here you can find out more about it:

 We decided to pick this variety because we were very concerned with the election of the new president in the USA. We wanted our students to watch the video and understand the origins of this fascinating variety and after having watched it, starting a debate about English and its different varieties but overall focusing in the USA current situation. We decided to do that because in that way they won't only be reflecting about English variety but also about what is happening now in USA.

Bibliography:

Newman, M. (2001). The New York Latino English Project Page. New York, EU. Retrieved from: http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/~mnewman/NYLE.html

Manrique, M. (2013). NYLE: New York Latino English [Prezi Presentation]. Retrieved from: https://prezi.com/fahozsmzyv0d/nyle-new-york-latino-english/

Slomanson, P. & Newman, M. (2004). Peer Group Identification and Variation in New York Latino English Laterals. English World-Wide, p.199-216

Remeseira, C. (2014). Latino & Latin American Culture and Community. The Hispanic New. Retrieved form: http://www.hispanicny.com/

Much more than RP...

Although it seems that RP is always questioned and not used as a standard accent, a recent survey has shown that native British speakers prefer RP over the rest of the accents. The survey shows a list of the 10 most popular accent in the UK. Here we add the list of those accents:

BRITAIN'S FAVOURITE ACCENTS

1. Received pronunciation (RP)

2. Edinburgh

3. Australian

4. Irish (Republic of Ireland)

5. Yorkshire

6. American

7. Geordie

8. Mancunian

9. Glaswegian

10. Welsh

For further reading and information go to:

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