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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