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If you are ever in a court that is being conducted in a language which is not your native language, request a translator, regardless of how well you think you k
by gizmo686 8y ago
If you are ever in a court that is being conducted in a language which is not your native language, request a translator, regardless of how well you think you know the language. There is simply too much risk of mis-communication. The problem that speakers of Black English (or any other non-standard dialect) is that they can't just get a translator because their native language is "English".
As an aside, the fact that AAVE and "standard" English are considered the same language is a political decision, not a linguistic one.
- code_duck 8y agoI’m discussing how the author of the article said that every black person who speaks another dialect can also speak standard English. This has been my experience. I don’t speak to court personnel using the same language that I used to speak to people on the street. I speak clearly and precisely because I am aware of the consequences of being misinterpreted.