What is mutual intelligibility?

• It is the relationship between languages or dialects in which speakers of different but related varieties can readily understand each other without prior familiarity or special effort.

• It is a relationship between pronunciation and intonation where speakers do not understand each other clearly and need prior knowledge or effort

How can this help speakers to communicate?

• They can understand similar words, and communication is held since they are also geographically close

• They can understand similar words, and communication is held without being closed to each other

Which type of English do you use more often?

• Standard English

• African American Vernacular English

Did you know the influence of AAVE into English Language?

• YES

• NO

• I didn't know, but I recognize when someone speaks differently and thought they were wrong

How do you think social context shape the way you speak?

What are some possible reasons why men and women speak differently?