Kirk Hazen, professor of linguistics and Mary Kay McFarland, professor of journalism.
What’s the news?
West
Virginia University is a diverse campus for students who come from all 55
counties in West Virginia, all 50 states and more than 100 different countries.
To celebrate that diversity, linguistics professor Kirk Hazen and journalism
professor Mary Kay McFarland have created WVU Voices, a mini-documentary that
highlight the many dialects and languages found on campus.
Quotes
and Comments
“When you look at someone’s dialect, you’re looking
at someone’s home language. Someone’s cultural heritage. And to speak badly of
it, is to really criticize someone’s home.” – Kirk Hazen, Professor of
Linguistics.
“(W)hen you hear all of these different accents and languages and expressions of culture what you really hear is like a symphony. And when everyone is speaking together, that symphony is quite beautiful.” –Provost Joyce McConnell
Resources
Eberly College of
Arts and Sciences
Link to original story: Department of English’s West Virginia Dialect Project launches ‘WVU Voices’ documentary
Target
Audiences
International students
Language majors
English majors
WVU students
Linguistics professors
Students interested in study abroad
High school English teachers
High school students
-WVU-
Contact: Katlin Swisher, Communications and Marketing
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
304.293.9264, katlin.swisher@mail.wvu.edu