'Standard English'
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On poster 1
Shows a picture of an essay being edited with a red pen.
How would you define 'standard English' and who should decide what it is and is not?
Leave us a note!
Brought to you by the Department of Linguistics
Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman, as a part of Western Talks.

On Poster 2
Shows a picture of an essay being edited with a red pen.
You may have heard the term 'standard English,' a term that is often used in education and other public institutions.
The term has many different definitions...
So, how would you define 'standard English'?
Leave us a sticky note!
Brought to you by The Department of Linguistics
Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman, as a part of Western Talks.

On Poster 3
Shows picture of a beautiful bird.
Who should decide what is and is not 'standard English'?
How would you define 'standard English'?
Leave us a note!
Brought to you by The Department of Linguistics
Poster size: 18 x 24 in. Original design by Emily Hillman, as a part of Western Talks.