Contents of this website (sitemap)

The contents of this website are linked by logical structure, i.e. the links are inserted "where they belong." Most links to sources to be discussed in this course can be reached from the syllabus; most files concerning organizational matters can be reached via Rules of the Game. To help you find links you can't easily locate, here is a list of all the files on this website. Files pertaining to organizational matters (such as term papers) are marked with an asterisk *. Please note that in the "linguistic issues" column, texts external to this website (e.g. files reached via Harold Schiffman's homepage) are NOT listed here.

links to linguistic issues (in alphabetical order) links to organizational matters (in alphabetical order)
handout accompanying the video "American Tongues" (incl. map of the U.S.) Alternative paper topics *
The Ann Arbor Trial Archive of older assignment sheets *
a-prefixing (exercise from Wolfram 1993) Assignment sheets *
Bratt Paulston, "Bilingualism and Education" Argumentative structure and logical sequence of arguments: an exercise*
Factors in style-shifting and code-switching Checklist: things to remember before you hand in your term paper *
Immigrant settlements in the U.S. (table) corrections marks used in term papers*
Legislation on language, language policy, and language education in the U.S. (survey in chronological order) Course bibliography *
Methods of dialect studies Criteria for grading term papers
Modern immigration (Sociolinguistic Factors of Dialect Reconfiguration) Frequently asked questions about term papers *
Pidgins and Creoles - some basic definitions Frequently misused words and phrases in English
Sandwich Guideline for term papers *
School finances in the U.S. Plagiarism *
Social variables in dialect study Rules of the game *
Topics in sociolinguistics Syllabus *
"Why Do Languages Have Dialects?" (summary of Wolfram & Schilling-Estes ch. 2.1) Writing term papers *
  Zwischenprüfung: departmental information & a note about your Zwischenprüfungszeugnis

 

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