LING 201-01: Language and Society (CRN 231)
MWF 11:00-11:50, FITZ 307

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This syllabus is subject to change, and you are responsible for changes announced in class.

  20 Jan—Intro to class 22 Jan—Read Introduction (1-8)
25 Jan—Pygmalion 27 Jan—Pygmalion 29 Jan—discussion
1 Feb—Read Chapter 1 (11-40) 3 Feb—The Beginnings of Language Development 5 Feb—The Beginnings of Language Development
8 Feb—Read Chapter 2 (41-70) 10 Feb—Dialogue and Language Development 12 Feb—Dialogue and Language Development; Annotation 1 due by 5
15 Feb—Read Chapter 3 (71-94) 17 Feb—Language and Regional Variation 19 Feb—Language and Regional Variation; Field Work update (topic and survey plans)
22 Feb—Break 24 Feb—Break 26 Feb—Break
1 Mar—Read Chapter 4 (95-112) 3 Mar—Language and Ethnicity 5 Mar—Language and Ethnicity
8 Mar—Read Chapter 5 (113-22) 10 Mar—Language and Subcultures 12 Mar—Language and Subcultures; Annotation 2 due by 5
15 Mar—Read Chapter 6 (123-58) 17 Mar—Language and Situation 19 Mar—Language and Situation
22 Mar—Midterm 24 Mar—Read Chapter 7 (159-72) 26 Mar—Language and Social Class
29 Mar—Language and Social Class; Field Work update (number of surveys completed; questions; problems) 31 Mar—Work on Field Work Project (class will not meet) 2 Apr—Work on Field Work Project (class will not meet)
5 Apr—Break 7 Apr—Break 9 Apr—Break
12 Apr—Read Chapter 8 (173-200) 14 Apr—Language and Gender 16 Apr—Language and Gender
19 Apr—Read Chapter 9 (201-214) 21 Apr—Linguistic Diversity 23 Apr—Linguistic Diversity; Annotation 3 due by 5
26 Apr—Read Chapter 10 (215-246) 28 Apr—Language and Social Interaction 30 Apr—Language and Social Interaction
3 May—Read Chapter 11 (247-288) 5 May—Language and Representation 7 May—Language and Representation
10 May—Review for Final Exam; Field Work Paper due by 5    

Final Exam: Monday, 17 May: 2:00-4:30

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