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Week 12: Evolution and Revolution: Early Modern English.
Nov 17-19

Paper due date #1 is Wednesday, November 19.

Read Baugh and Cable, chapters 8-9, and article: Bodine, “Androcentrism in Prescriptive Grammar.” Discussion topics:

•The rise of prescriptivism and linguistic authority.
•Language variation and standardization.
•Phonological, morphological, and syntactic changes to the language.
•The Great Vowel Shift (and the Great Great Vowel Shift Game!).

Week 13: Present-Day English...at last!
Nov 24-26

Paper due date #2 is Monday, November 24

Read Baugh and Cable, chapter 10. Discussion topics:

•Social and political impacts on language development.
•The sounds, structure, and vocabulary of Modern English.
•English in the United States and Britain.
•No class on Wednesday–Happy Thanksgiving!

Week 14: Last week of classes before final exams; present-day and American English. 
Dec 01-03

Last paper due date is Monday, December 01.
("Zero-tolerance" day! :-)

Read Baugh and Cable, chapter 11. Discussion topics:

•Establishing an American English.
•Variation in American English.
•English around the world.
•The effects of language contact with English.
•The politics and economics of English.
•Review for final exam.

Week 15: Final Exam: Tuesday, December 09, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
(yikes! 8 a.m.!)

 

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