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Lecturer(s)
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Parrott Jeffrey Keith, Ph.D.
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Course content
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The linguistic facts of life Sociolinguistic variation and variables Observing variation in the field Case study: Smith Island, MD Quantifying variation Case study: Phonological and morphosyntactic variables on Smith Island Social factors in correlation with variant usage Variation and language change Real vs apparent time Case study: Language change in progress on Smith Island Case study: Concentration vs dissipation
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Participation in classes
- 28 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 56 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 33 hours per semester
- Preparation for examination
- 33 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| knowledge of linguistic terminology (bachelor's level in philology) |
| knowledge of linguistic terminology (bachelor's level in philology) |
| learning outcomes |
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| Delineate scientific description of linguistic variation from prescriptive ideologies |
| Delineate scientific description of linguistic variation from prescriptive ideologies |
| Distinguish allophony/allomorphy, inter-individual variation, and intra-individual variation |
| Distinguish allophony/allomorphy, inter-individual variation, and intra-individual variation |
| Describe examples of sociolinguistic variation in English |
| Describe examples of sociolinguistic variation in English |
| Explain social factors that influence sociolinguistic variation |
| Explain social factors that influence sociolinguistic variation |
| Define real time, apparent time, and age grading |
| Define real time, apparent time, and age grading |
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| Apply sociolinguistic theoretical concepts to language data |
| Apply sociolinguistic theoretical concepts to language data |
| Analyze quantitative patterns of sociolinguistic variation |
| Analyze quantitative patterns of sociolinguistic variation |
| Evaluate claims about sociolinguistic variation and change |
| Evaluate claims about sociolinguistic variation and change |
| Present sociolinguistic theoretical concepts and empirical findings |
| Present sociolinguistic theoretical concepts and empirical findings |
| Write an academic essay on sociolinguistic topics |
| Write an academic essay on sociolinguistic topics |
| teaching methods |
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| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
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| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Students working in pairs |
| Students working in pairs |
| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Analysis of a presentation given by the student |
| Analysis of a presentation given by the student |
| Written examination |
| Written examination |
| Essay |
| Essay |
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Recommended literature
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Lippi-Green, Rosina. English with an Accent: Language, Ideology, and Discrimination in the United States (Second Edition). 2012.
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Meyerhoff, Miriam. Introducing sociolinguistics (Third edition). 2019.
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Milroy, James, and Milroy, Lesley. Authority in Language: Investigating Standard Language. 2012.
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Wolfram, Walt, and Schilling, Natalie. American English: Dialects and Variation, 3rd Edition. 2016.
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