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Naomi NagyLinguistics at U of T |
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LIN 1256: Advanced Language Variation & Change
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Topic |
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| 1 |
9/13 |
Intro: Big questions, our research interests |
Siemund&Kintana '08 |
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| 2 |
9/20 |
Contact I: What gets borrowed? |
Matras '09 ยง6.2 & 8.4 |
Meet with Naomi |
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| 3 |
9/27 |
Context I How do we analyze the data? |
Poplack et al. '12 |
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| 4 |
10/2 10:00-12:00 in WI 2006 |
Data collection & analysis: How do we prepare data? |
DYD Ch. 2 Field Methods
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coding tokens [due Oct. 4] |
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| 5 |
10/11 |
Corpora I: Why do we use corpora? |
Gries '09 |
* prelim. plan for research project | |
| 6 |
10/18 |
Contact II : Exs. of contact effects |
Filppula et al. '09:1-16 [Emily B] |
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| 7 |
10/25 |
NO CLASS. Attend either NWAV or Heritage Lg. conference |
Goldvarb dist. analysis; |
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| 8 |
11/1 |
Context II : More on analysis tools |
Torres-Cacoullos&Travis '10 [Gaby] |
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| 9 |
11/8 |
Corpora II: students present corpora: How do we use corpora? |
McEnery&Hardie '12:Ch. 2 |
prepare corpora presentations |
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| 10 |
11/15 |
Context III : More on methods |
Auger&Villeneuve '08 [Yannis] |
Research project abstract and bibliography |
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| 11 |
11/22 |
Quantifying contact effects: How? |
Buchstaller & D'Arcy '09 |
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| 12 |
11/29 |
Progress Reports in class: What have you found out? |
DYD Ch. 15 |
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| 13 |
12/10 |
Final paper about your research project due by noon on Monday, December 10, 2012. |
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Grey shading highlights components where students have work due.
Purple articles will be presented by a student. (Please sign up for one.) [Article presentation guidelines]
* = not optional (You may not choose to skip this assignment.)
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Please consider printing double-sided, using 1.5 spacing and omitting title pages on your own work, and reading onscreen when possible. |