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- S1 E1 - Defining American English Dialects4 Februari 201631 menitBegin with a big-picture overview of the American English dialect map, asking as we explore: What is the difference between a language, a dialect, and an accent? Discover the intricate rules governing all linguistic systems, and consider how and why some varieties of language become valued standards and others are stigmatized.#Literature & LearningUji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E2 - The Foundations of American English4 Februari 201630 menitThe main English dialect hubs in the new American colonies were centered on Jamestown, New England, and Philadelphia. See how these were influenced by contact with Native American languages, Spanish, French, Dutch, and the West African languages of slaves, and learn about the five stages of development English dialects typically undergo everywhere English is spoken in the world.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E3 - From English in America to American English4 Februari 201630 menitExplore how the English settlers gradually transformed themselves from colonists to American citizens, and how English in America became American English. Myriad dialects began to coalesce, and there was an explosion of linguistic creativity, especially in the creation of dialect words - Americanisms like “raccoon” and “bifocal”.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E4 - The Rise of American Language Standards4 Februari 201629 menitIn the 1800s, America began looking inward, not to England, for its language standards. The new norms were recorded in dictionaries, spelling books, and grammars, and celebrated in a profusion of distinctly American literary works. Noah Webster, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, and Mark Twain are all key figures in this stage in the historical development of American English.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E5 - Where Is General American English?4 Februari 201629 menitOur journey continues with the westward expansion of American English, as the New England dialect spreads across the North, the South extends to the Southwest, and people in the middle increasingly intermingle. Along the way, dialect mixing and leveling lead to increasing standardization, or at least the ideal of a single, uniform standard, and “General American English” is born.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E6 - Mapping American Dialects4 Februari 201629 menitTake a quiz and see where your linguistic usages place you on the American dialect map. Delve into how linguists who study dialects - sociolinguists, dialectologists, and dialect geographers - get data to make their dialect maps, and how they decide where to draw dialect lines.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E7 - Ethnicity and American English4 Februari 201630 menitAmerica has always been a land of immigrants, and American English has been shaped since its earliest days by contact among immigrants from all over the British Isles and from around the world. Consider how the languages of the many immigrants who poured into America in the 19th and early 20th centuries gave rise to distinctive ethnic dialects of American English.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E8 - African American English4 Februari 201631 menitExplore the indelible linguistic effects of the peoples of African descent who were brought to America as slaves, who went on to develop a richly expressive language variety that today is emulated by young people across the world-African American English. Contrary to common misunderstandings, this well-studied dialect is governed by intricate and consistent rules.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E9 - Mobility, Media, and Contemporary English4 Februari 201628 menitMoving into 20th-century America, examine how changes in movement patterns of peoples, and of information, have affected language change. Consider population movements from rural to urban to suburban-and then back to the city again; the Civil Rights Movement; and the increasing influence of Hollywood media and the dawn of the Internet age.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E10 - The History of American Language Policy4 Februari 201630 menitSee how American language policies and language attitudes have shifted back and forth over the centuries, from periods of relative tolerance for non-English languages in the U.S., to times of heightened fear for the �safety� of English in America, and concurrent attempts at stricter language legislation. Is there reason to worry?Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E11 - Latino Language and Dialects in America4 Februari 201628 menitIn the late 20th and early 21st centuries, America has seen an upsurge in immigration, much as it did at the dawn of the 20th. Investigate the effects of immigrants from Latin America on American English, and confront a fear facing some native speakers of American English: Is Spanish taking over, and do we need language policies to prevent this?Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
- S1 E12 - Where Is American English Headed?4 Februari 201631 menitSecure as a major player on the world stage, the U.S. can now look inward and focus on the intra-national linguistic and cultural diversity that�۪s been there since English speakers first arrived on the American continent. Discover that regional dialect differentiation is actually increasing, not receding, and consider the development of English as it continues to spread across the world.Uji coba gratis The Great Courses Signature Collection atau beli
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