Date:  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 12:52:29 -0500

From:  Beth and Ed Deluzain <bethed[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]INTEROZ.COM>

Subject: Re: ADS-L Digest - 25 Jun 1996 to 26 Jun 1996



In addition to "American Tongues," you might want to consider the video

"Yeah, You Right." It's put out by the same people who did "American

Tongues," but it deals with social dialects in New Orleans. I use the two

videos together.



A book I've found useful is "Language Files," put out by the Ohio State

University linguistics department. Much of it focuses on language change,

and there's a section on the history of the language.



Ed



At 12:18 AM 6/27/96 -0500, you wrote:

>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.

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>

>>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

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>>Johanna Rubba  Assistant Professor, Linguistics       =

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