Links for Ling!

DIALECTS:

Here are some interesting and interactive links for Dialects. Take the quiz and see just how accurate the results are!

QUIZ:

• http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=0

COMPARE YOUR RESULTS TO THEIR ACTUAL STUDY:

READ MORE ABOUT THIS STUDY AND DIALECTS IN THE US AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS:

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/06/dialect-maps_n_3395819.html
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/09/dialect-map-of-the-us-region-aschmann_n_3245496.html
• http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/02/economist-explains-8

Stuff about Sociolinguistics:

• http://www.pbs.org/speak/speech/sociolinguistics/sociolinguistics/
• http://www.slideserve.com/odessa/sociolinguistics
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYIyMCoIAZY

LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS, AND THE BRAIN!

Important areas in the brain where language can be affected.

Go through this slide show for a recap on important details about these areas of the brain, plus more!

• http://www.slideshare.net/marilyn12/language-and-brain-development
• Steven Pinker- Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain
• http://www.slideshare.net/kiprus/neurolinguistics-workshop
• http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/12/02/248089436/the-truth-about-the-left-brain-right-brain-relationship
• http://healthland.time.com/2013/04/23/bilingualism/