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LG 554: Sociolinguistic Methods I
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Prof
Peter L Patrick Dept of |
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Autumn term
2009 Calendar
Class
meetings: Mon
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Mon 12 Oct |
Week 2 |
Introduction. Research experiences, methods, paradigms. Doing sociolinguistics. Definitions, histories. |
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Mon 19 Oct |
Week 3 |
Methodological themes. Types of data & data collection. Recording speech, I. Ethics I: Consent/releases. |
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Mon 26 Oct |
Week 4 |
Sampling. Social surveys. Observation. Criteria for surveys. Naïve interview/self-report. |
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Mon 2 Nov |
Week 5 |
Recording speech, II: Digital technology, microphones. Criteria for ethnography. |
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Mon Nov 9 |
Week 6 |
Sociolinguistic interviews I. Interview modules. Records/archiving. |
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Mon Nov 16 |
Week 7 |
Library
research tools. Meet at front of Main Library, |
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Mon Nov 23 |
Week 8 |
Social class/status. Sociolinguistic interviews II. Ethics II. |
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Mon Nov 30 |
Week 9 |
Reading week – No class.
Office hours as usual. |
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Mon Dec 7 |
Week 10 |
Style in language. Operationalizing style. |
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Mon Dec 14 |
Week 11 |
Principles of variation analysis. Linguistic variables; examples. |
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Mon
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Week
16 |
First
meeting of Term 2 |
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