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Last updated 13 October 2009

  Department of Language and Linguistics

University of Essex

Autumn Term 2009

LG 449 Out of Africa: Black Englishes

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Prof. Peter L. Patrick

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Autumn Term 2009 Calendar

 

week 2

oct 14

Course intro. Sketch of historical events for AAE. Labels, varieties & genres.

week 3

oct 21

Evolution and Development I: Formed under Slavery?

week 4

oct 28

Evolution and Development II: From Rural to Urban.

week 5

nov 4

Structure & Variation I: Phonology.

week 6

nov 11

Structure and Variation II: Phonology & morphology.

week 7

nov 18

Structure and Variation III: Morphology & Syntax.

week 8

nov 25

Reading week - no class - office hours

week 9

dec 2

Ways of Speaking I: Ritual and Genre

week 10

dec 9

Ways of Speaking II: Ethnicity/Authenticity, Identity/Racism

week 11

dec 16

Film/Video & Oral Reports

 

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Coursepage for LG449 term 2, Pidgins & Creoles

Peter L Patrick's webpage on AAE

Peter L Patrick’s Bibliography of AAE (700+)

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