LIGN175-Sociolinguistics
Spring Quarter 2004
Tu & Thu, 3:30-4:50 p.m. CSB 002
Instructor: Amalia Arvaniti
TA: Henry Beecher
Class schedule
This schedule is subject to (small) changes,
depending on class progress and interests
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Tuesday |
Thursday |
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Week 1 |
What is
Sociolinguistics. Aim and scope of the course. Practical details. |
NO CLASS |
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Week 2 |
Variation in
language: the terms language, dialect and accent |
Variation in
language: societal factors Reading: Romaine,
ch. 1 |
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Week 3 |
Language in
multilingual societies: bilingualism, multilingualism, diglossia |
More choices: code switching and
code mixing, language shift and language death Reading: Romaine,
ch. 2 |
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Week 4 |
The quantitative
study of social variation: sampling, data collection, analysis and
interpretation of results |
Some classic findings emerging
from variationist work Reading: Romaine,
ch. 3 ON-LINE QUIZZ I |
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Week 5 |
Language and gender: do languages
discriminate against women and in what ways? What can be done about it? |
Language and gender: do men and women have
different ways of talking and if so, how do these differ? Reading: Romaine,
ch. 4 LAST DAY FOR QI COMPLETION |
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Week 6 |
The ethnography of speaking: how do
cultures differ in speaking practices? Reading: see
e-reserves |
Language change: how and why
languages change Reading: Romaine,
ch. 5 TAKE-HOME MID-TERM DUE |
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Week 7 |
Showing of American Tongues |
A brief overview of dialectal
variation in the US Reading: see
e-reserves |
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Week 8 |
Pidgin and creole languages: origins and
structure |
The creole
continuum: how are creoles used? Reading: Romaine, ch. 6 ON-LINE QUIZZ II |
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Week 9 |
Linguistic problems in education: misconceptions
and alternatives Reading: Romaine, ch. 7 |
The case of African-American English Vernacular Reading: see
e-reserves LAST DAY FOR QII
COMPLETION |
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Week 10 |
Principles of linguistic
standardization and language planning Reading: see
e-reserves |
Review |
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Exam Week |
JUNE, 10: FINAL ESSAYS ARE DUE BACK |
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