LINGUIST List 11.2020

Sat Sep 23 2000

Qs: Language Names, Varieties of American Eng/Text

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  • Arnold Zwicky, language names
  • Linda Rashidi, course in varieties of American English

    Message 1: language names

     Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 13:25:56 -0700 (PDT)
    From: Arnold Zwicky <zwickycsli.Stanford.EDU>
    Subject: language names


    does anyone know of a good general discussion of origin of the names of languages (the names that speakers use themselves and the names that outsiders apply to them)? i realize of course that the names of languages are often closely related to ethnonyms, so that good discussions of the names of ethnic groups would probably be helpful too.

    please reply to me (zwickycsli.stanford.edu), and i'll post a summary.

    arnold

    Message 2: course in varieties of American English

     Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:51:12 -0400
    From: Linda Rashidi <lrashidimnsfld.edu>
    Subject: course in varieties of American English


    Dear Linguist Listers--

    I will be teaching a course in varieties of American English, with a heavy emphasis on African American English Vernacular. This will be a General Education course for non-majors at a small regional university. I am looking for ideas on both topics to include and texts to use. Is there a good single textbook that could serve as a base for the course? I envision the students doing field research on the language of their environment so I am looking for a textbook that has both a theoretical and practical component. Videos of relevance? Great ideas for field reserach that have worked for you? I will do a summary. Thanks.

    Dr. Linda Stump Rashidi e-mail: lrashidimnsfld.edu Assistant Professor of Linguistics phone: 570-662-4593 Department of Languages and Literature fax: 570-662-4126 Belknap Hall 101-C Mansfield University Mansfield PA 16933