Linguistics for Elementary Teachers

Dialect Analysis Paper

Your Name

Professor Harjo

Linguistics for Elementary Teachers

April 2021

Introduction

Provide a one to two paragraph introduction and summary of your paper. Identify what dialect you are analyzing, who/where the audio sample is from, and the major findings of your analysis. Summarize the process that you used to conduct the analysis. Be sure to specifically, and correctly, identify the linguistic elements/terms your analysis will focus on.

Phonology of the ___________ Dialect

In this section, you will provide several items of analysis. First, summarize the major phonological findings of your analysis. What phonemes make unique sounds? What patterns did you notice? What are other unique features of the dialect and the accent?

Next, provide a phonetic transcription of at least two sentences (a minimum of 12 words total). You can also incorporate phonetic transcriptions into the paragraphing of your analysis to illustrate prevalent sound features of the dialect.

Syntax of the ______ Dialect

In this section, you will analyze the syntax of the dialect. You should comment on the construction of sentences and phrases/clauses. You might also note verb usage, preposition usage, and sentence patterns. Morpheme analysis could fit in this section as well. Quote directly from the speech sample to illustrate the ideas in your analysis.

Semantic Analysis of the __________ Dialect

In this section, provide ideas and insights into the unique ways in which meaning is relayed. You can comment on items such as slang, figures of speech, idioms, or other interesting ways in which the dialect relays meaning.

Comparison of _____ Dialect and ______ Dialect

In this section, write a short comparison and contrast between your own speech and the dialect which you analyzed. You can focus on any of the following elements in this section: phonology, morphology, syntax, and/or semantics. One to two complete paragraphs.