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Data analysis
In a short paper, analyze bilingual
language acquisition data from the CHILDES database with the Clan program
(both can be found at http://childes.psy.cmu.edu/)
and relate your analysis to the course readings on bilingual first language
acquisition. Please follow the instructions found here. Due date: October 5.
Class presentation
You are expected to give a class
presentation for which you should sign up in the first class. Click here
for guidelines for giving a
presentation as well as evaluation
criteria.
Reading analysis
(2 short papers)
Choose two of the following four questions for short analysis papers
(3 pages maximum). They are due at the start of class on the day we are to
discuss the readings. Please make sure that the formatting and style of the
papers conforms to specified course
guidelines, and include a bibliography.
Question 1: In what ways was the
sociolinguistic situation in Montreal in the 1960s and 70s comparable to a diglossic
situation (as described by Ferguson and Haeri), and in what ways was it different?
Question 2: In the papers by Budach et
al, Barrett and Haviland, what are the major differences betweeen the ways
that languages are viewed within communities (e.g. French Ontarians,
Latinos in the US) and by outsiders? Consider in particular the notion of
indexicality.
Question 3: What evidence is there for
linguistic boundaries in codeswitching (i.e. for a clear separation of the
languages in the minds of speakers)? Consider also the readings from
October 30 and November 6.
Question 4: According to this week’s
readings, how are pidgins and creoles different from other languages?
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