Ebonics - or black English, as I prefer to call it - is one of a great many dialects of English. And… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As a nation we love our dialects, and there is a lot of regional variance in the names for different foods -… — Susie Dent Copy Share Image
I've always been fascinated by dialects and accents. In fact, I've rarely played straight English parts. I play character parts - and… — Prunella Scales Copy Share Image
“The shallow social and political alternatives bequeathed to contemporary western society by the Enlightenment and its aftermath, in which every issue stands… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
And instead of getting a pepper-and-salt effect, we find very clear and sharp divisions between the dialects of the United States, which… — William Labov Copy Share Image
People are always asking me where I come from, and they're expecting me to say India, and they're absolutely right insofar as… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
I've always had a penchant for dialects. I remember getting detention and being told, 'Have a think about where doing these funny… — Nolan North Copy Share Image
At any one time language is a kaleidoscope of styles, genres and dialects. — David Crystal Copy Share Image
Everywhere the sky is blue. There are a multitude of cuisines and dishes. I think of them as the languages and dialects… — Ferran Adria Copy Share Image
If I'm going to be honest with you, when I trained at school, I feel like I was training to be a… — Rutina Wesley Copy Share Image
The contribution of West African languages to Ebonics is absolutely infinitesimal. What it actually is is a very interesting hybrid of regional… — John McWhorter Copy Share Image
I have always loved the fluidity of language - delighting in dialects, dictionaries, slang and neologisms. — Ben Schott Copy Share Image
I do a lot of dialects in my act, including Irish, because I grew up in a neighbourhood that was predominantly Irish… — John Pinette Copy Share Image
There is a diversity of thought and philosophy, diversity of languages and dialects, diversity of political spectrum, and there's a diversity of… — John Liu Copy Share Image
