Sociolinguistics Resources

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Sociolinguistics

Exercises

Dialect map: "talk": Hear how speakers from different parts of the U.S. say the word "talk."
Dialect map: "bought": Another dialect map, this time with the word "bought".

Sociolinguistics: by Walt Wolfram (NC State). Language as social behavior, language attitudes.
Discourse Analysis: by Deborah Tannen (Georgetown). Discourse and frames, turn-taking, discourse markers, speech acts.
Multilingualism: by Guadalupe Valdés (Stanford). Multilingualism and bilingualism defined.
Georgetown: Sociolinguistics Resources: Links to sociolinguistics resources on the web, some of which are also included here.
Linguistic Anthropology Resources: Links to many sites dealing with linguistic anthropology.
The LINGUIST List: ESL, EFL, and L2 Information: from the Linguist List: resources for students and teachers on English as a Second Language, English as a Foreign Language, and second language learning.

The Organization of Dialect Diversity in North America: by William Labov (Penn). Dialect differences with COT vs. CAUGHT, PIN vs. PEN.
Dictionary of American Regional English: DARE "seeks to document the varieties of English that are not found everywhere in the United States--those words, pronunciations, and phrases that vary from one region to another." Includes a few quizzes, so you can test your own knowledge of regional vocabulary.
The Online Slang Dictionary

Language Policy Web Site: James Crawford's site on language policy, including English Only movement, English Plus, bilingual education, endangered languages, and language rights.

Turns of Phrase: Ebonics: Where did the term Ebonics come from? Answer from World Wide Words.
Linguistic Society Resolution on "Ebonics": Resolution on the Oakland "Ebonics" issue unanimously adopted at the Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America (1/97).
Ebonics Resources: Links to info on Ebonics.

Languages in Contact: by Donald Winford (Ohio State). Language contact, pidgins, creoles.
Pidgins and Creoles: Reasons for development of pidgins and creoles, including a self-quiz.
Creolist Archives: Comprehensive list of links on creoles.

25-Jul-01

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