LING 100 |
Supplemental Readings |
Fall 2008 |
These readings will be discussed on the date indicated, so they should be read prior to that date.
Carney, Edward. 1998. "Myth 5: English spelling is kattastroffik." In Laurie Bauer and Peter Trudgill, eds. Language Myths. London: Penguin Books. 32-40. [ERes] (password available in lecture; email Prof. Sanders if you forgot it)
Bauer, Laurie. 1998. "Myth 16: You shouldn't say 'It is me' because 'me' is accusative." In Laurie Bauer and Peter Trudgill, eds. Language Myths. London: Penguin Books. 132-138. [ERes]
DeGregory, Lane. 2003. "Score one for the teacher." St. Petersburg Times 22 May 2003. [link]
Trudgill, Peter. 1998. "Myth 1: The meaning of words should not be allowed to vary or change." In Laurie Bauer and Peter Trudgill, eds. Language Myths. London: Penguin Books. 1-8. [ERes]
Nunberg, Geoffrey. 1997. "Double standards." Natural language and linguistic theory. [link]
Pullum, Geoffrey K. 1997. "Language that dare not speak its name: Proposals by a school board in California to recognize the dialect used by most of its pupils unleashed a ferocious media attack. Why did the press get things so wrong, and why were the proposals so virulently ridiculed?" Nature 386. 321-322. [ERes]