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2011-2012 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2011-2012 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

LING 506C - History of the American English and Dialects

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Description: The diachronic evolution of American English into its various dialects from World War II to the present. The focus is also on language awareness in standard English, prejudice and discrimination in language usage, cultural diversity, gender, taboo, censorship, media and advertising.