The focus of this class lies on the phonetics and phonology of North American Englishes. To investigate the different accent phenomena, we will look at and discuss representations of different North American Englishes in the media (primarily TV & film). While regional variation throughout North America is a major aspect of this course, sociolinguistic implications and variation will be equally important.
Additionally, we will get to know different methodologies of the area of variationist sociolinguistics (e.g. dialectological approaches as well as (socio-)phonetic analyses) and discuss the notion of standard English(es).
Ideally, students have already completed BM3 (or a similar introduction to linguistics and sociolinguistics) before taking this course.
e.g.
Hodson, J. (2014). Dialect in Film and Literature. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Labov, W., Ash, S. & Boberg, C. (2008). The Atlas of North American English. Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.
Lippi-Green, R. (2012). English with an Accent: Language, Ideology, and Discrimination in the United States. Second Edition. London: Routledge.
Schneider, E. (Ed.) (2008). Varieties of English Vol. 2: The Americas and the Caribbean. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.
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23-ANG-AngPM3.1_a Profilmodul 3.1: American Studies | PM 3.1.1 Language in North America | Study requirement
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23-ANG-AngPM3_a Profilmodul 3: American Studies | 3.1 Language in North America | Study requirement
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23-ANG-AngPM5 Profilmodul 5: English Language and Linguistics | 5.3 Language in North America | Study requirement
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Students will have to submit a number of written assignments.
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