1. Linguistic Variation Thursday, February 12th

2. Housekeeping ●Group 1 - we need your slang recording! ●Please turn in: o Slang investigation worksheet o Slang/accent/dialect worksheet o Video and survey consent forms o UCSB Day feedback

3. Etymology Activity Vote: torpedo feckless calculus salary punk

4. Do Now In your journals, write down: ●One word that is the product of language change/contact (and explain how) ●Two concepts/items that have different ways of being expressed different regions (i.e. soda/pop in English, torta/pastel in Spanish)

5. Dialect Map activity ● Draw borders on the maps and label where you think different people speak in different accents, dialects, or languages. Add a word or two that characterize the dialect. ● It’s OK to have 2+ languages or dialects in the same region. ● You can shade in different areas if you like.

6. Variation in Language People speak in different ways depending on: ● Geography ● Ethno-racial identity ● Age ● Gender ● Class ● Communities of Practice This variation is socially significant: people make judgments about others based on the way they speak

7. Dialect Map Activity Discuss where you drew your boundaries and why.

10. Wrap up Questions? Please turn in your journals (or papers) in the box up front.