Dialectal differences

  Watch the following videos related to dialectal differences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXGuCaApR7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0fHYMC4rF4 1. Are accents/dialects important? Why or why not? 2. What are the clinical implications for SLPs in working with dialectal differences? 3. Choose one regional US dialect (e.g., southern, northeastern, African-American English, Spanish-influenced English, etc). What are four characteristics of the dialect you chose that are different perhaps from Standard American English? 4. Has the perception of dialect changed in America? Are we still in the same place we were 30 years ago? Why or why not?