CEEL 0937 - American Dialects

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Brown University

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Description:

Separate fact from fiction about dialects! This course explores the different ways Americans speak, using a range of resources: linguistic research, literature, documentary film, movies, the internet, and the experiences and observations of everyone in the class. We begin with 18th- and 19th- century commentary on the emerging differences between American and British speech, and19th-century literary representations of U.S. dialects. For the bulk of the course, we explore speech varieties in the United States today. Students watch and discuss a documentary on modern American social and regional dialects; each student will give a presentation on his or her home dialect, based on research and personal observation.

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0.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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