quest for info/suggestions. re: dialects

[Beverly Flanigan]

I hope it still disapproves of such participation, but I fear many speech
path people get jobs in the public schools and clinics and work, overtly or
covertly, to "reduce" dialects.  The Hearing and Speech undergrads in our
school all want such jobs because they pay well; and when they take the one
or two Linguistics courses required of them they exhibit serious biases
against "local" or "ethnic" dialects and declare it their mission to
eradicate them (always for the good of the speakers, of course)!  Beware,
Beth!


At 09:31 AM 10/1/99 -0500, you wrote:
>A few decades ago when I was workingb on my master's in Speech/Language
>Pathology and Audiology, the ASLHA was quite disapproving of Speech/Language
>Pathologist participation in any "dialect-reduction" programs.  This
>position may have been a PC stand that went by the wayside because it was
>profitable (remember when the AMA considered "specialists" in bariatrics--
>sp?-- [weight reduction] to be quacks).
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bradley, Beth M <Beth.M.Bradley at UWSP.EDU>
>To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
>Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 8:34 AM
>Subject: quest for info/suggestions. re: dialects
>
>
>> I am an Undergrad in Communication Disorders, with plans to get my masters
>> in Speech Language Pathology.  I have always been very interested in
>> dialects, and I'm curious if there is a career path(?) that leans towards
>> that area.
>> I'd appreciate any information anyone has, either e-mailed to me directly
>at
>> bbrad075 at uwsp.edu, or posted on the listserve.
>> Thanks.
>> -Beth Bradley
>