Vice President Kamala Harris ruffled some feathers when she appeared to adopt a different tone or accent with a crowd than she had previously during her recent campaign trip to Detroit to talk about ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this article, the bilingual speech of members of Spanish, Portuguese, and Algerian communities in France is examined. After having ...

In The Atlantic’s April issue, William Brennan wrote about Julie Washington, a speech pathologist who believes that helping kids switch seamlessly between dialects is a key to their success. I read ...

Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre for rolling out) The ongoing scrutiny of Vice President Kamala Harris has reignited discussions around her ...

On this week's episode of Basic Black, host Chris Collins is joined by four guests to look at code-switching: an adjustment to one's behavior, speech, or appearance in different spaces and places.

DETROIT – Code-switching is defined as the ability to switch between languages in a single conversation. For example, you may speak more casually at home than you do at work. But for Black people, ...

Sometimes the gospel sounds like, “Nobody can do me like Jesus.” When you’re the president, people hang on to your every word. With Barack Obama, known for his way with words, we pay particular ...

Torsten Johnson and DeAnna Supplee in BTG's B.R.O.K.E.N code B.I.R.D switching. Photo by Jacey Rae Russell. There are no complex acronyms to untangle in “B.R.O.K.E.N code B.I.R.D switching,” which is ...

The Penn janitorial employee wipes down your table after you and your friends finish lunch in Houston Market, clearing the mess you left behind. You, seemingly the only one in your group to ...