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Accent Expert Erik Singer at the Berkeley Forum

Language is a social behavior, and the way in which people use language to communicate with one another are contextualized with a variety of factors, such as socioeconomic background, generation, racial identity, and many more. Thus, one's accent is an identity; it is naturally and inevitably variable. Yet, the ideology of a "standard" language persists to this day (such as the notion of "standard English"), empowering certain individuals & institutions to make decisions and impose judgements upon others. Join us with Erik Singer, a Webby Award-winning New York-based dialect coach, as he deconstructs the myth of standardized language and addresses the ways in which, indeed, accent is identity.