Wiki Dialect Pages

Sorry, folks--I got a little behind on the course blog. The lecture notes from Tuesday are posted below. I thought I might post the dialect assignment on the blog, so you can all look at it on-line as well as in the paper copy I handed out in class.

Our course wiki is here. I have not posted our password; it's on the paper assignment sheet. It is the name of the cafe on the main level of the Student Center, if you don't have your sheet and don't remember.

Group Project ENGL 360: Wiki Dialect pages

For your final project, I’d like you to get into groups of 3-4 and write a report on a dialect of English. Include the following areas:
· The geographic location(s) of the dialect
· Features of pronunciation
· Lexical and/or grammatical features that distinguish this dialect
· The social function of the dialect in the surrounding groups
· Any works of literature that are written in this dialect or include written representations of the dialect
· Bibliography.

You will be asked to present a brief version of your findings to the class on Thurs., Nov. 30. The final version of your report should be presented as a page on the ENGL 360 wiki (www.engl360.pbwiki.com) and must be in place by Tues., Dec. 5.