End of ADS-L Digest - 25 Jun 1996 to 26 Jun 1996 ************************************************ There are 10 messages totalling 343 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. ADS-L Digest - 25 Jun 1996 to 26 Jun 1996 (2) 2. variation in unstressed vowels (3) 3. Chicago pronc 4. Good Idea (in spite of bad timing) (2) 5. New books on the ADS Web 6. Uses of the Progressive Aspect ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 00:18:19 -0500 From: "Albert E. Krahn" Subject: Re: ADS-L Digest - 25 Jun 1996 to 26 Jun 1996 Johanna On the third last day of the course, show the video "American Tongues," to demonstrate some of the variety of dialects in American English. --------------- >I am writing to ask if anyone would be willing to share course >materials with me for an introductory History of the English language >course for undergraduate non-ling majors. It will be my first time >teaching this course. > >I am reviewing Pyles & Algeo and Baugh & Cable as texts; any other >suggestions or any remarks on these two would be appreciated. > >I am particularly interested in supplementary reading suggestions and >suggestions for video materials (other than 'Story of English', which >I know about), and suggestions for small projects or related books for >book report assignments. (Books should be easy enough for >non-ling. people and linuistophobes.) > >If anyone would be willing to share a syllabus, or has a syllabus on >the Web, I'd appreciate seeing that too. > >I will post a summary to the list. Thanks in advance! > >Johanna >= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >Johanna Rubba Assistant Professor, Linguistics = >English Department, California Polytechnic State University = >San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 = >Tel. (805)-756-0117 E-mail: jrubba[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]oboe.aix.calpoly.edu = >= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Al Krahn English Department Milwaukee Area Technical College 700 W. State St. Milwaukee WI 53233 W414/297-6519 H /476-4025 KRAHNA[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MILWAUKEE.TEC.WI.US F /297-7990