1. Read pp.25–43 in the textbook, stopping before the Regional Dialects section. There will be a quiz on this at the start of class.

2. Complete writing assignment 1:

Wardhaugh (2005: 6) writes that “[m]uch of what we find in linguistic behavior will be explicable in terms of people seeking to negotiate, realize, or even reject identities through the use of language.” I’d like you to reflect on your own use of language with this in mind. To what extent can your own linguistic behaviors be explained in terms of you negotiating, realizing, or rejectingyour own identit(y/ies)? (For example, some people intentionally try to “reduce” their accent when they go to college, or to emphasize it when they’re with family.)