From the Bulletin: Introduction to the study of the relationship between language and society. Sociocultural factors which influence language form, use, and history.
Course Materials
– Syllabus
Lectures
Unit 1 (Exam: Thursday 16 July)
Monday 6 July – Class 1
– PDF of Lecture 1 (Introduction to Sociolinguistics and Variation)
Tuesday 7 July – Class 2
Wednesday 8 July – Class 3
– PDF of Lecture 3 (Language Terms)
Thursday 9 July – Class 4
– PDF of Lecture 4 (The “Standard”)
Maps, Regional Varieties, & the “Standard”: For class on Monday 13 July, print out the following maps and get at least 5 people to circle and identify the dialects/varieties. After they identify major dialects/varieties on the map, have them identify the “standard” variety of that language. Everyone should get 5 English speakers to perform the task using the map of the United States. For one language complete the relevant maps.
– Everyone: USA
– By Language: (Arabic: Middle East, Morocco; Bangla: India, Bangladesh; Brazilian Portuguese: Brasil; Chinese: China; Polish: Poland; Spanish: Americas, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, Ecuador, Dominican Republic)
Monday 13 July – Class 5
– PDF of Lecture 5 (Perceptual Dialectology)
Tuesday 14 July – Class 6
– PDF of Lecture 6 (Multilingualism)
Wednesday 15 July – Class 7
– PDF of Lecture 07 (Accommodation)
Unit 2 (Exam: Thursday 29 July)
Monday 20 July – Class 9
– PDF of Lecture 8 (Race & Class)
Tuesday 21 July – Class 10
– PDF of Lecture 9 (Race, Class & Social Network)
– /u/ fronting in Chicano English
Wednesday 22 July – Class 11
– PDF of Lecture 10 (Social Network, Community of Practice, & Gender)
– Men’s identities and sociolinguistic variation
Thursday 23 July – Class 12
– PDF of Lecture 11 (Gender & Sexuality)
– (ING) Southernness and Gayness
Monday 27 July – Class 13
– PDF of Lecture 12 (Gender & Sexuality cont)
– gay lisp
– Open Letter from Linguist showing relevance of Sociolinguistics
Tuesday 28 July – Class 14
– PDF of Lecture 13 (Performance & Masculinity)
Group Experiment (Due: Thursday 23 July)
Designing a Questionnaire: Schleef (2013)
Sample Questionnaires: Duan (2004), Guerini (2007), Madsen Serrano (2014), NYCDOE, Pletsch (1999), Redinger (2010)
Individual Speech (Due: Tuesday 28 July)
Resources about Informative Speeches: Gareis: Guidelines for Public Speaking, Schreiber (2011): Ch. 15 – Informative Speaking
Templates for Informative Speeches: Temple 1 (doc), Template 2 (PDF), Template 3 (PDF), Template 4 (PDF), Template 5 (doc)
