E/LIN 321L American English
E/LIN 321L American English
Hinrichs, L
36055 (E); 40375 (LIN)
Spring 2021
Cultural Diversity in the US; Independent Inquiry; Writing
TTH 9:30-11a, online
Internet (Web-based)
Nine semester hours of coursework in English or rhetoric and writing.
We will begin by looking at the development of American English since colonial times. The major part of the course will be devoted to different varieties of English in the U.S. and Canada. We will consider linguistic variation according to factors such as region, social status, ethnicity, age, and gender. Students will be asked to perform their own case studies of a variety of English spoken in Texas.
The basic text for the course will be American English by Wolfram and Schilling-Estes (third edition, Oxford/Malden: Blackwell, 2015). Additional readings will be made available electronically.
Wolfram, W. and N. Schilling. American English. 3rd edition (2016). Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-118-39022-1.
Throughout the semester, students will work on the following graded components:
Weekly assignments
Intro to Sound Description module
Research project
Topic proposal
Data capsule
Oral presentation
Written report
Final exam