Jamila Lyiscott's Speech 'Three Ways To Speak English'

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In her speech, "3 Ways to Speak English," Jamila Lyiscott discusses how her personal life has influenced the three different English dialects she has obtained, and why she believes each dialect is equally important. Lyiscott emphasizes that she is "articulate" because of her different dialects, and this is prevalent in a lot of immigrant communities. Many young African and Hispanic children that are brought to the U.S. grow up with a specific dialect of English, and as they mature into adulthood they're English becomes more American-like. Lyiscott says, "the English language is a multifaceted oration subject to indefinite transformation." As the English language becomes more and more prominent, different dialects are formed and become