Latest posts tagged with #LanguageDiscrimination on Bluesky
Language discrimination can include accent bias, English only workplace rules without business necessity, or harassment over how someone speaks. California law protects workers in Little Saigon from these practices.
#LanguageDiscrimination #LittleSaigon #EmployeeRights #CaliforniaLaw
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Wilson’s central argument is clear: This is not a technical oversight — it’s the product of emergency systems built through a colonial lens that assumes English & French as the default languages of safety.
#langsky #linguistics #language #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination
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For Elders and Indigenous-language-first speakers, this meant relying on family members, community radio hosts or Facebook translations during a fast-moving evacuation.
#langsky #linguistics #language #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination
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Despite the Northwest Territories recognising nine Indigenous languages, emergency alerts were issued only in English & French — even as nearly one in five residents in the region speak an Indigenous mother tongue.
#langsky #linguistics #language #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination
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This is a powerful reminder that inclusive AI means inclusive language technology — and that linguistic diversity must be designed into systems from the start, not treated as an add-on.
#langsky #linguistics #language #languagediscrimination #hometalk #AboriginalEnglish
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Biases coded into technology reflect biases in society: Just as Aboriginal English has long been stigmatised in schools, workplaces & public life, that marginalisation is now being reproduced by AI systems in kitchens, living rooms & cars.
#langsky #languagediscrimination #AboriginalEnglish
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The emotional impact is real: Participants reported frustration, embarrassment, & even self-doubt, questioning whether they were at fault rather than the technology.
What should be convenient becomes exhausting linguistic labour.
#langsky #languagediscrimination #AboriginalEnglish
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This isn’t just a technical issue — it’s a linguistic & cultural one.
When tech doesn’t understand Aboriginal English, speakers feel pressure to adjust their accent, vocabulary & rhythm.
#langsky #linguistics #language #languagediscrimination #hometalk #AboriginalEnglish
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Technology is only as inclusive as the data it’s trained on: Most speech-recognition models rely on mainstream English datasets, meaning non-standard varieties are underrepresented.
#langsky #linguistics #language #languagediscrimination #hometalk #AboriginalEnglish
New research shows how automated speech-recognition technologies routinely fail to understand Aboriginal English, leaving many Indigenous Australians excluded from the everyday convenience others take for granted.
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#langsky #languagediscrimination #AboriginalEnglish
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In an era when EDI initiatives are stalling and minority languages are under renewed pressure, 'Wicked' offers a timely reflection on how linguistic norms shape inclusion.
#langsky #linguistics #language #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination #languagepolicing #Wicked
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Popular culture mirrors real-world linguistic hierarchies:
From 'Friends' to 'Big Bang Theory', language enforcement often marks intelligence, authority or “properness.”
#langsky #linguistics #language #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination #languagepolicing #Wicked
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Glinda, by contrast, corrects language only to protect her name.
Not to uphold grammar but to guard identity & status. A neat reminder that who gets to enforce rules & why is always political.
#langsky #linguistics #language #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination #languagepolicing #Wicked
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Elphaba's corrections recast her as abrasive but also hint at something more human.
As an outsider, she must work harder to be taken seriously. Policing language becomes a bid for legitimacy.
#langsky #linguistics #language #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination #languagepolicing #Wicked
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Accent, vocabulary, syntax & even pronunciation carry traces of place, class, race, age & identity.
Correctness becomes gatekeeping & those who don’t meet the standard risk judgement & exclusion.
#langsky #linguistics #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination #languagepolicing #Wicked
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Language correction communicates power and belonging.
When we insist on “proper” language, we’re not just fixing grammar — we’re signalling who fits & who falls outside accepted norms.
#langsky #linguistics #language #languagepolicy #languagediscrimination #languagepolicing #Wicked
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But what’s most striking here isn’t just the legal precedent — it’s the language politics behind it.
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage #politicaldiscourse #politicalcommunication #americansignlanguage #ASL #languagediscrimination
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The court ruled that denying ASL interpretation “presents a clear, present, & imminent harm” — excluding Deaf Americans from full participation in public discourse.
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage #politicaldiscourse #politicalcommunication #ASL #languagediscrimination
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The National Association of the Deaf brought the case forward, citing the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which protects against discrimination by federal agencies.
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage #politicaldiscourse #politicalcommunication #americansignlanguage #ASL #languagediscrimination
HRRC's #WeekInReview includes new publications on immigrant mobility, #statelessness, & #languagediscrimination, plus global breaking #news. www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/june-16... #HumanRights #Research #HRRC #HumanTrafficking #ForcedLabor #Immigrants #Migrants #WorkersRights
Trump made English official US language, revoking translation mandates & deepening access barriers. New report shows how #languagediscrimination denies ppl access to healthcare, justice, and safety. www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/lost-in... #HumanRights #LanguageRights #RightToAccess #HRRC
#LanguageBigots #LanguageDiscrimination The reason I became an expert in Comparative Mythology... back in 2009 I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome #Aspie in Austin, Texas - at age 39 and I ordered a half-dozen #Autism books off Amazon trying to find out about adult autism. And it struck me how incredibly shallow people are about language, communications. #ActuallyAutistic #RoundSparrow //\\
#LanguageBigots #LanguageDiscrimination
The reason I became an expert in Comparative Mythology... diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome #Aspie at age 39 ... #Autism And it struck me how incredibly shallow people are about language, communications. #ActuallyAutistic
#RoundSparrow
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