Tagged: picturebooks

How children’s picturebooks can disrupt existing language hierarchies - Guest Work

Guest Author • Jun 01, 2018 •

• language,
• linguistics,
• picturebooks,
• te reo Maori

Nicola Daly, University of Waikato There are many factors that shape the value we place on different languages. Some languages seem more pleasant to listen to, easier to learn or more logical. These perceptions are generally influenced by our attitudes towards the speakers of a language and the different situations in which the language is spoken. One … Read More

The linguistic landscapes of bilingual picturebooks: Teaching children that languages are created equal - Lippy Linguist

Guest Author • Feb 02, 2018 •

• Arabic,
• bilingual,
• character,
• child psychology,
• English,
• French,
• language,
• Latin,
• linguistics,
• personality,
• picturebooks,
• Received Pronunciation,
• Spanish,
• te reo Maori,
• Te Tiriti

By Dr Nicola Daly Often when we hear someone speak, we start making inferences about the characteristics and personality of the person. There is a considerable body of research concerning language attitudes which shows, for example, that when we hear a person speaking with a Received Pronunciation or RP British English accent (also known as the Queen’s … Read More