Category: Linguistics

Final Paper: Why LIN250? Pick three readings that we have covered in the course this semester. Identify some key sentences in each reading. Write a persuasive essay to the President of BMCC in which you argue why students at BMCC should takeLIN250, focusing on the three readings you have chosen.You must include at least 2…

Use these three words cryptograph,parenthetical, and pseudonym, juridical is another one just incase

I attached two sources, complete the assignment as find 3 other sources

Use the words exophthalmology, oligarchy, and ambidextrous

Questions attached in photos below. I’ve tried attempting it would be grateful if you could verify my answers.

Purpose of the Week: This session focuses on sociolinguistic variation and mechanisms of language change. Students link micro-level variation to broader linguistic evolution. Student Task: Students write a 10001200-word analytical paper analysing sociolinguistic data related to variation, Labovian methodology, language contact, grammaticalisation, dialect change, or World Englishes. The paper must analyse authentic data, explain mechanisms…

Purpose of the Week: This session focuses on sociolinguistic variation and mechanisms of language change. Students link micro-level variation to broader linguistic evolution. Student Task: Students write a 10001200-word analytical paper analysing sociolinguistic data related to variation, Labovian methodology, language contact, grammaticalisation, dialect change, or World Englishes. The paper must analyse authentic data, explain mechanisms…

Purpose of the Week: Students explore major discourse frameworks and apply theory to authentic data. The focus is on analytical rigour and justified interpretation. Student Task: Students select a framework such as Critical Discourse Analysis, Conversation Analysis, Systemic Functional Linguistics, or pragmatics-based analysis. They write a 10001200-word paper explaining theoretical assumptions and analysing real data.…

Reading 1 Kiesling, Scott F. (2004). Dude. American Speech 79(3): 281305. Reading 2 Bucholtz, Mary (1999). Why Be Normal? Language in Society 28: 203223. This week we read two articles that discuss very different cases: young men using the word dude, and teenage girls who identify as nerd girls , but both of them prove…

Reading 1 Kiesling, Scott F. (2004). Dude. American Speech 79(3): 281305. Reading 2 Bucholtz, Mary (1999). Why Be Normal? Language in Society 28: 203223. This week we read two articles that discuss very different cases: young men using the word dude, and teenage girls who identify as nerd girls , but both of them prove…