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LG 448: American Languages
Prof. Peter L. Patrick
Dept.
of Language & Linguistics
University
of Essex
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Winter term 2012 Calendar
Class meetings: Mon 3-5pm, in 3.407
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Mon 16 Jan |
Week 16 |
Introduction.
Native American languages: distribution, diversity. |
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Mon 23 Jan |
Week 17 |
Multilingualism
in early North America; Colonial American English. |
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Mon 30 Jan |
Week 18 |
The American
South I: Southern White English; contact in the Delta. |
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Mon 6 Feb |
Week 19 |
The American
South II: Development of African American English. |
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Mon 13 Feb |
Week 20 |
North
American English dialects I: New England and Canada. |
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Mon 20 Feb |
Week 21 |
North American
English dialects II: the Midlands, Great Lakes and Northern Cities. |
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Mon 27 Feb |
Week 22 |
Reading week
- No Class. |
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Mon 5 Mar |
Week 23 |
From European
to Minority I: Spanish (& English) in the US – Southwest (Mexican/Chicano),
Northeast (Puerto Rican). |
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Mon 12 Mar |
Week 24 |
From European
to Minority II: French in Canada, Louisiana, New England. Student
presentations. |
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Mon 19 Mar |
Week 25 |
US Language
Policies and the English-Only movement. Student presentations. |
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Office: Rm 4.328, ext. 2088 email: patrickp, at essex.ac.uk Office hours: Mon 1-2pm, Thu 2:30-3:30pm page last updated 15 January 2009 |