Chapter references are to Graddol, Leith, and Swann. Readings are listed for the week they will be discussed.
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August 21, What is language, and why and how do we study its history?
August 26, English sounds, English voices: How many, and what kind?
August 28, Conflicts over contemporary English
September 2, Conflicts, continued
September 4, Written English
September 9, Koreckt and simplifayd speling
September 11, More reform attempts
Special Event!On September 11 Katharine Perera (visiting from the University of Manchester, England), Standard English: Grammaticality, Stigma, and Acceptability, University Library Auditorium, 4 p.m., with reception following
September 16, Katharine Perera visits us!
September 18, Old English: our Anglo-Saxon roots
September 23 Middle English
September 25,The rise of a national language
September 30, The End of the Anglo-Saxon Era
October 2, Middle English Text Analysis
October 7, The rise of standardization
October 9, The Joys of Lex
October 14, World Englishes
October 1, World Englishes
October 21, Midterm Exam
October 23click here for a second set of notes, Language Variation,
October 28, Library Workshop
October 30,Grammatical variation, continued
November 4, Grammatical Variation
November 6, Ebonics/ African-American Vernacular English
November 11, The accents of English
November 13, Accents of English, continued
November 18, Style Shifting
November 20, Style Shifting
November 25, Good English?
December 2 , Poster Day: Final Projects Due
December 4, Conclusions, Questions, Controversies
December 11, Final Exam, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
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Original: Susanmarie Harrington 20 August 1997
Updated: Susanmarie Harrington 2 December 1997
Comments or Questions? sharrin@iupui.edu