LING 394: Studies in Linguistics:
Varieties of American English (CRN 117)
MWF 1:00-1:50, SCHU 210

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14 Jan—intro to class 16 Jan—video
19 Jan—finish video—read Chapter 1 21 Jan—History of American English—sign up for presentation topic and date 23 Jan—History of American English
26 Jan—History of American English 28 Jan—History of American English 30 Jan—History of American English
2 Feb—read Chapter 2 4 Feb—Features of American English 6 Feb—Features of American English
9 Feb—Exam 1 11 Feb—read Chapter 3 13 Feb—Regional dialects
16 Feb— Regional dialects 18 Feb—Regional dialects 20 Feb—Regional dialects
23 Feb—Break 25 Feb—Break 27 Feb—Break
2 Mar—read Chapter 4 4 Mar—Social varieties 6 Mar—Social varieties
9 Mar—Social varieties 11 Mar—Social varieties 13 Mar—Social varieties
16 Mar—read Chapter 5 18 Mar—African American English 20 Mar—African American English
23 Mar—Exam 2 25 Mar—read Chapter 10 27 Mar—Northeast Spanish
30 Mar—read Chapter 11 1 Apr—Southwest Spanish 3 Apr—Southwest Spanish; Q&A presentation
6 Apr—Break 8 Apr—Break 10 Apr—Break
13 Apr—Break 15 Apr—read Chapter 15 17 Apr—Language ideology and prejudice
20 Apr—Raquel, Cori, Dana (Chapter 19); Vickie, Gabe, Harry (Chapter 12) 22 Apr—Stephanie, Mary, Katie (Chapter 16) 24 Apr—Jordan, Heather (Chapter 24); Dylan, Cristina, Angela (Chapter 25)
27 Apr—Lisa, Sara, Ashley (Chapter 20) 29 Apr—Erica, Wilkin (Chapter 23); Nicki (Chapter 9) 1 May—Jake, Kristina, Amanda (Chapter 22); Kelly, Allison, Brittany (Chapter 21)
4 May—read Chapter 26 6 May—final exam review

Final Exam: Monday, 11 May, 11:00-1:30

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