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Children acquire their native language without formal lessons just by absorbing the speech of their community, those aroun d them,” Johnson said.\n“In a world where some languages are valued more th an others, and some ways of speaking are considered bad and wrong, those ch ildren who are born into families where the higher status language is spoke n have an automatic advantage over others,” she added.\nJohnson’s talk cent ers on the first and second principles of Unitarian Universalism: The inher ent worth and dignity of every person; and Justice, equity and compassion i n human relations. Some topics it will cover are dialect, education, and co de-switching on an individual level and endangered languages, multilinguali sm, and language policy on a societal level.\nDr. Ellen Mana'ar Johnson tau ght linguistics for 20 years at Berry College and the University of Georgia , and she has presented at conferences around the world. Her research speci alty is sociolinguistics, especially studying how a person’s gender, ethnic ity, region, age, and social class influence their speech. She edited the v olume on Language for the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture.\nThere are spea kers on the patio if you wish to enjoy the service outside.\nUUFSC Safety P rotocol as pursuant to our most recent UUA Guidelines:\nMasks are now optio nal, but their use is encouraged. We will continue to serve refreshments on the patio and in the building. Visitors are always welcome.\nThe Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City is a diverse group of religious ind ependents seeking knowledge, spiritual sustenance, fellowship and opportuni ties for service to others. Our programs encompass Humanism, liberal Christ ianity, earth-based spirituality, Buddhism and many other traditions. If yo u’d like to find out more, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., visit our website at ww w.uufsc.com (https://www.uufsc.com) or visit us on Facebook at Unitarian-Un iversalist-Fellowship-of-Silver-City.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Ellen Mana’ar Johnson will talk about language and privilege and how the two interact.

“When we are born, we are born into particular circums tances that we cannot do much about as children. Privilege can be defined a s having a special status or receiving special benefits because of who our families are and where we are born. Children acquire their native language without formal lessons just by absorbing the speech of their community, tho se around them,” Johnson said.

“In a world where some languages are v alued more than others, and some ways of speaking are considered bad and wr ong, those children who are born into families where the higher status lang uage is spoken have an automatic advantage over others,” she added.

J ohnson’s talk centers on the first and second principles of Unitarian Unive rsalism: The inherent worth and dignity of every person; and Justice, equit y and compassion in human relations. Some topics it will cover are dialect, education, and code-switching on an individual level and endangered langua ges, multilingualism, and language policy on a societal level.

Dr. El len Mana'ar Johnson taught linguistics for 20 years at Berry College and th e University of Georgia, and she has presented at conferences around the wo rld. Her research specialty is sociolinguistics, especially studying how a person’s gender, ethnicity, region, age, and social class influence their s peech. She edited the volume on Language for the Encyclopedia of Southern C ulture.

There are speakers on the patio if you wish to enjoy the serv ice outside.

UUFSC Safety Protocol as pursuant to our most recent UUA Guidelines:

Masks are now optional, but their use is encouraged. We will continue to serve refreshments on the patio and in the building. Visit ors are always welcome.

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silv er City is a diverse group of religious independents seeking knowledge, spi ritual sustenance, fellowship and opportunities for service to others. Our programs encompass Humanism, liberal Christianity, earth-based spirituality , Buddhism and many other traditions. If you’d like to find out more, email  This email address is being protecte d from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., visit our website at www.uufsc.com or visit us on Facebook at Unitarian-Univers alist-Fellowship-of-Silver-City.

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