Top 6 Quotes by Kate Burridge

A non-standard dialect is as valid communication system as the standard

A non-standard dialect is as valid communication system as the standard

Communication, Dialect, Standards

Kate Burridge, Jean Gail Mulder (1999). “English in Australia and New Zealand: an introduction to its history, structure and use”

'Bloody' has now become an important indicator of Australianness and of cultural values such as friendliness, informality, laid-backness, mateship - and perhaps even the Australian dislike and distrust of verbal and intellectual graces

Kate Burridge

Grace, Intellectual, Important

All euphemisms are dishonest, but many are designed to make life easier

Kate Burridge

Easier, Euphemism

All taboos serve different human interests by avoiding those things which threaten to cause offence or distress

Kate Burridge

Different, Causes, Interest

Because of the way our society is structures, using sentences such as "I don't it" can put people at a disadvantage. And this is, of course, why teachers have to give students access to Standard English, in order to protect them against this sort of prejudice.

Kate Burridge

Teacher, Order, People