230029 Accents of North America (S) (SoSe 2021)
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The focus of this class lies on the phonetics and phonology of US-American Englishes and English spoken in Canada and the Caribbean. To investigate the different phonetic and phonological phenomena, we will look at and discuss different methodologies (e.g. dialectological approaches as well as phonetic analyses) and the notion of standard English(es). While regional variation throughout North America is a major aspect of this course, sociolinguistic implications and variation will be equally important as we will also e.g. analyze representations of different North American Englishes in the media (TV, film, literature).
Due to the special circumstances this semester poses, this course will (mostly) be an asynchronous online course via LernraumPlus!
Requirements for participation, required level
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Having completed Introduction to Linguistics I and II is highly recommended!
Bibliography
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e.g.
- 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.
Teaching staff
Dates ( Calendar view )
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Subject assignments
| Module | Course | Requirements | |
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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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| - | Graded examination | Student information | |
| 23-ANG-AngPM3_a Profilmodul 3: American Studies | 3.1 Language in North America | Study requirement
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| - | Graded examination | Student information | |
| 23-ANG-AngPM5 Profilmodul 5: English Language and Linguistics | 5.3 Language in North America | Study requirement
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| - | Graded examination | Student information |
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- seminar (S) / 2
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- This lecture is taught in english
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- Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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