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Language Discrimination: The Case Of Dais Daisy Li And Kina

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When people cannot perform a standard form of English, they may face language discrimination. Language discrimination can take place when an individual obtains unfair treatment by society because of their native language such as aboriginal English or other features of that person’s speech. Language discrimination in society can bring anger to some people, while for other it may put them in dangerous situation like kina and tan. This essay will discuss and examine the positions these 2 individuals were put in. The case of Robyn Kina is linked with non-standard form of English. ‘Kina is an indigenous woman with a limited education’ (Thomas, 2006). She was unable to defend herself because she was speaking Aboriginal English and the group she associated with spoke another language. The inability of expressing herself in a standard form of English, and was only able to speak Aboriginal English, sent her to life in prison. This type of discrimination is related to culture background which the people at her court case may lacked of knowledge about and made wrong interpretation of aboriginal behaviour. …show more content…

However, Li story does not revolve around courts and prisons, but it’s about daily rejection. Li has been suffering from discrimination due to her native language, Chinese accent whenever she tried speaking English with society (Lippi-Green, 1994, p. 166). By society referring to her English as ‘Broken’ it lead her to feel excluded and less appreciated and even more from her daughter. In this text broken English is seen as a lower register from both family and

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