ENGL 2000-01(American Speech)
Spring Semester 2006
TR 9:30 - 10:54 am / TLC 1112
Dr. David Newton

 

Course Assignments

Course Syllabus

 

Reading & Assignments
 

Examination I Study Guide

 

Examination Study Guide II

 

Final Examination Study Guide

Exam Date: 05/05/06 (11 am -1 pm)

 

Presentation Assignments I

on Language Myths

 

Presentation Assignment II

February 27-28 and March 1-2

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Final Presentation Guidelines and Schedule

Presentation Dates: May 1-2, 2006

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Presentation Schedule

 

Presentations (Helpful Hints)

 


 
 
 
 
 
Rockwell, Freedom of Speech
Rockwell, Freedom of Speech
 
Language and Linguistic Rescources
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Lecture Notes and Presentations

American Tongues (Film)

"Nine Ideas About Language" (Daniels)

 

The Reality of Dialects (Wolfram, Chapter 1)

 

A-Prefixing in American Speech

 

Why Languages Have Dialects

(Historical and Social Factors)

 
Why Languages Have Dialects 
(Linguistic Factors)

 

Levels of Dialects / Slang

 

A Brief History of the English Language

 

The History of English Dialects in America

 

Appalachian English: A Case Study

 

Social and Ethnic Varieties of English

(Wolfram, Chapter Six)

 

Social Dialects and Social Class

 

Pidgins and Creoles (Definitions)

 

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