Problem
Read the "Ask Marilyn" column excerpt found in chapter 8, page 168. in Tamasi and Antieau (2015)
1) Discuss Marilyn vos Savant's response in terms of the following concepts addressed in class so far. Choose at least two!
a) Language attitudes
b) Her views on "accents"/regional dialects as it compares to views on these from a linguist's perspective? (See Tamasi & Antieau's (2015) discussion on pages 17-18.)
c) A "standard language ideology"? (If needed, see page 39 for a discussion of this concept)
2) Finally, from your personal perspective, choose one word to describe vos Savant's response to the reader's question. Explain your choice in a sentence or two!