综合英语6 unit12.pptVIP

Unit 12  Warm-up Question: How does the author try to justify the legitimacy of black English and to assert the identity of its users? ★ Text Explanations The central theme of the essay is the political significance of black English which is part of the continuous struggle between the blacks and whites. The author discusses this political-linguistic issue from the origin of black English, its history and present roles in an attempt to justify its legitimacy and to assert the identity of its users. This justification poses a serious challenge to the biased white American’s linguistic criteria. Paragraph 1 Language Work 1. Language, also, far more dubiously, is meant to define the other. --- Language, also , far more questionably, is meant to define the person being spoken to. These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven. He has been associated with some dubious characters Paragraphs 2—3 Analysis In these paragraphs the author further demonstrates how language is used to describe reality and control the circumstances of its speakers with examples from French-speaking regions around the world. Since language is closely related with reality and its speakers’ circumstances, a language thus becomes part of the identity of its speakers. With this reason the author justifies people’s adherence to their own languages in Southern France, the Basque countries, Wales and Ireland. Language Work 2. People evolve a language… in order not to be submerged by a reality that they cannot articulate. ----People develop a language in order not to be overwhelmed by a reality they can’t describe. With the help of the new language they are able to express their own thoughts. She has submerged her identity in the role of photographer’s wife and muse. I found myself unable to articulate my feelings. Many people are opposed to the new law, but have had no opportunity to articulate their opposition. 3. What joins all languages, and all men, is the necessity to con