Date

Theory

Methods

Homework

Topic

Reading

Topic

Reading

1

9/15

Intro 1

DYD pp. 1-3

Fieldwork

discuss DYD Ch. 2, #1-3

DYD Ch. 2

DYD Ch. 2 #4

2

9/22

The socio- part

 Jannedey & Hay 2006

Th. Ch. 11

Method overview

DYD Chs. 3,4,5 (Divide among students)

DYD Ch. 4 #3;
DYD Ch5 #1-4

3

9/29

Research plans

Maclagan et al. 2009 [Erin H]

Stops

DYD Ch. 6

Foulkes et al.  2005 [Shannon]

DYD Ch. 6 #1-2

4

10/6

Rhythm metrics

guest speaker: Zs. Fagyal

Low, Grabe & Nolan 2000

Prosody

DYD Ch. 10 or Th. Ch. 6

DYD Ch. 10 #1-4
or

Th. Ch. 6 #2,5

5

10/13

Modeling variation

Jacewicz et al. 2009 [Samantha]

Vowels

Th. Ch. 5

Th. Ch. 5 #1-3

6

10/20

Lex. freq., formant freq. & token freq.

Hay & Maclagan 2010

Irwin &Nagy (r)

Liquids

DYD Ch. 7

DYD Ch. 7 #1-5;

RESEARCH PROPOSAL (not optional)

7

10/27

Language Change I

guest speaker: L. Colantoni

Th. Ch. 10

Vowels plotting & normalizing

DYD Ch. 9

DYD Ch. 9 #1-3

8

11/3

Perception

Clopper 2010 [Olivia]

Drager 2010 [Marisa]

Word classes

DYD Ch. 14

Pierrehumbert 2002 [Marisa]

DYD Ch. 14 #1, 2 & {3, 4, 5, or 6}

9

11/10

Perception

guest speaker: M. Chasin (cross-lex. perception w/ hearing aids) 4-5

DYD Ch. 12

Analysis

DYD Ch. 15

DYD Ch. 15, 1-3

10

11/17

Variation & Cognition

Th. Ch. 9,

Labov et al. 2010 [Erin B]

R /stats

DYD Ch. 16

DYD Ch. 16 #1

11

11/24

Language Change II

Purnell et al. 2005 [Elodie]

reporting/write-up

review DYD Ch. 2

DYD Ch. 16 #2

12

12/1

            Summary & Research reports

Final papers due Friday, Dec. 9 by noon