LINGUISTICS 448 (SOCIOLINGUISTICS) GUIDELINES FOR FINAL PROJECT (1) Pick a specific sociolinguistic problem or phenomenon that can

be surveyed or tested experimentally. Typical examples might be: type of code switching as a function of social class a specific phonological variable as a correlate of social class! age! gender! etc. (e.g. vocali"ation of syllable#final $l$ in central Pennsylvania as in spilled milk or constructions of the type this shirt needs washed) correlations between a specific dialect or sociolect and perceptions of honesty! intelligence! etc. %t is important that you check out your potential topic with me before beginning. &eel free to check with me as you progress! to make sure you are correctly interpreting the instructions. (') (our pro)ect must involve some kind of elicitation of data! e.g. through a survey or experiment! not simply observing spontaneous language and analy"ing it. (*) &ind a minimum of fi e supporting references! of which a maximum of t!o can be readings assigned for this course. +ake sure you have actually read the works in ,uestion. %n the text of your pro)ect! refer to the works in the following format: -mith (1./0:11#1/)! etc. for author! date! page number(s). (2) -tate a research hypothesis: e.g. intrasentential code#switching will be more common among lower social classes! women will vocali"e syllable#final $l$ more than men! etc. (3) 4esign an experiment or survey that will provide an empirical test of this hypothesis. (our description of the experiment or survey should include: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Test sub)ects! and a )ustification for the choice of sub)ects. 5pproximate number of sub)ects to be tested. +eans of eliciting data Type of data analysis to be performed -pecific stimuli or examples 6ay(s) in which the research hypothesis will be put to the test

T"e act#al $%o&ect (t'$ed( do#)le*+$aced) !ill con+i+t of t"e follo!in, $a%t+(1) 5 narrative description of the pro)ect! covering points 1! 2! and 3 above. (') 5 copy of your proposed survey or experimental stimuli. (*) 5n example of how the elicited data might be analy"ed (e.g. on a spread#sheet! with a statistical package! on a graph! etc.) (2) 5 bibliography of your sources! in the following format (use "an,in, .a%,in+ for all bibliographic entries): 7889-: :ast name! &irst ;ame. 4ate. Place of Publication: Publisher. <dition (if not first edition). &or example: -chneider! <dgar. 1./.. 5merican earlier 7lack <nglish. Tuscaloosa: =niversity of 5labama Press.

5>T%?:<- %; @8=>;5:-: :ast name! first name. 4ate. Title of article. @ournal name volume (number).pages. &or example: +c6horter! @ohn. 1..3. The scarcity of -panish#based creoles. :anguage in -ociety '2.'1*#'22 5>T%?:<- %; 5;TA8:8B%<-: :ast name! first name. 4ate. Title of article. Title of anthology! edited by :ast name! first name! pages. Place of Publication: Publisher. &or example: +int"! -idney. 1.C1. The socio#historical background to pidgini"ation and creoli"ation. Pidgini"ation and creoli"ation of languages! edited by Aymes! 4ell! 2/1#2.1. ?ambridge: ?ambridge =niversity Press.