Linguicism sees people penalised for speaking in non-standard forms of English.
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Standard English is but one of a myriad ways of speaking the English language. No child should be penalised for speaking another
The former journalist raised eyebrows recently when he lapsed into Nonstandard English which is frowned upon in his National Curriculum.
Northern dialects are actually close to original English – despite what southerners might say.
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Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, University of Essex
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Reader in English Language, Swansea University
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Professor of Sociolinguistics, University of Sheffield
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Lecturer in linguistics, University of Essex
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Institute for Analytics and Data Science) Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex
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Professor of Linguistics, Lancaster University
