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.)

Read chapter 1 in the textbook (pp. 1 through 22). There will be a short (2 question) quiz on this reading at the start of class.

Remember that you can access the textbook for free on the Readings page with the password “linguist” (without the quotation marks).

You don’t need to do the discussion questions; we will do some of them together in class.