Tag Archives: Mittelklasse

South African Coconuts

Posted on 19. July 2014 by schaefew

Under Apartheid, South Africa had quite a rigid social division based on race: Whites, Blacks, Coloureds, Indians. There was little mixing between them. There were also four easily identifiable social dialects of English corresponding to these classes. After the end … Continue reading →

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Brooklynese

Posted on 7. July 2014 by schaefew

Many Americans look down on the speech of New Yorkers, and many New Yorkers themselves don’t like they way they talk. As a matter of fact, until a few decades ago students of Manhattan High Schools were given diagnostic exams … Continue reading →

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Tell Grandma what you did

Posted on 15. June 2013 by schaefew

Middle-class parents are much more likely to ask their children to display their knowledge (“Tell Grandma what you did on Sunday”) than working-class children. The child is used to being asked questions to which the questioner obviously knows the answer. … Continue reading →

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