American Sign Language
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the reasoning behind the culture of American Sign Language, and the impacts for deaf Americans. In recent years, the call to put an "end" to deafness, especially in light of research by John Wheeler and the Deafness Research Foundation, has resulted in significant opposition by a large population of speakers of American Sign Language (ASL). Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHAmSiMo.rtf

An Ethnography of Communication
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A 6 page research paper that examines Shirley Heath’s Ways With Words, an ethnographical linguistic study of two small towns in North Carolina, with an article by Dell Hymes, which outlines the need for theoretical model for sociologically oriented linguistic study. The writer argues that Heath’s study fits the parameters of Hymes’ model. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: 99talk.wps

Analysis of Argument
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A 4 page paper which examines an argumentative article, discussing how it is an effective argument. The article examined is “Why We Shouldn’t Go to Mars” by Gregg Easterbrook. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmarsno.rtf

Anna Celia Zentella/ "Growing Up Bilingual"
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A 6 page research paper and book analysis that outlines the major points relative to Zentella book, "Growing Up Bilingual," in which the author records the results of her exhaustive linguistic research on bilingual usage among Puerto Rican children in New York's Spanish Harlem. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: 99nycpr.wps

Annotated Bibliography on the Etymological History of Words
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A 4 page paper which presents an annotated bibliography of 10 articles that deal with the etymological history of words. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAannwrd.rtf

Baron's "Growing Up With Language"
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An 8 page report on this book by Naomi Baron, "Growing up with Language: How Children Learn to Talk." Many books of this type are dated nearly as soon as they are published. It has been nearly a decade since its first printing, and it appears to be as valid now as when it was published. Indeed, it may be more so because other researchers also have adopted some of the premises contained in the work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSlangBaron.wps

Biology and Language
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This 7 page report discusses human biology and human language and the ways in which language has evolved in human beings and the biological foundations of such evolution. The argument being presented is that human language is unique in virtually all characteristics and must be seen as part of the advanced development of human cognition and the social nature of the species. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWbiolng.rtf

Black English
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6 pages in length. A linguistics overview of Black English (BEV-Black English Vernacular). Gives history, examples, patterns, etc; Cites 5 sources in Bibliography and includes on Appendix/Chart.
Filename: Blackeng.wps