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Jamila Lyiscott: 3 ways to speak English

TED Talks201400:04:29Creative Commons
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Jamila Lyiscott is a “tri-tongued orator”; in her powerful spoken-word essay "Broken English," she celebrates — and challenges — the three distinct flavors of English she speaks with her friends, in the classroom and with her parents. As she explores the complicated history and present-day identity that each language represents, she unpacks what it means to be “articulate.”

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TedTalks;TED;Talks;culture;language;race;spoken word;TEDSalon NY2014;2014

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