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Leaving Your Fingerprint on Society | Andy Riviere & Shayne Kimble | TEDxVermilionStreet

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Leaving Your Fingerprint on Society: Code Switching and Dialect Preservation

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Andy Rivière and Shayne Kimble’s TEDxVermilionStreet talk discusses the role that dialect plays in one’s identity and projection of one’s self to the world.  As speech specialists in Southern Louisiana they reflect on personal struggles to preserve their native dialect, while presenting themselves as professionals.

Andy Rivière is a PhD Candidate in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Louisiana State University. Andy has interests in non-mainstream dialects of English, specifically Cajun English, and its relation to Cajun identity. For the past three years, Andy has been doing clinical work with adults who speak Cajun French and English in Avoyelles Parish.

Shayne Kimble received a Master’s Degree from Louisiana State University. His research interests range from African American English to differentiating between dialect and disorder. He is currently a pediatric speech-language pathologist.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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