Survey and statistics of linguistic diversity in the USA
The report should be:
(I have done partial work, for section 3&4 missing, also need help of modify and adding on part 1&2)
4-5 pages of text + 1 page of citations + 2 pages of information sheet + 2 pages of transcripts. Total: 9-10 pages.
Size 12 Times New Roman fonts
1.5 spaced
1-inch margin on all sides.
§ The project is due on Dec 6th 2019 by the end of the day (11:59 pm). Submission will be via Turnitin (online), and submission details will be provided closer to the deadline.
§ The report must be submitted as a .pdf file
§ A 5% per day deduction will apply to late submission of the project, up until 3 days after the due date. Projects will NOT be accepted later than 3 days after the due date, i.e. Dec 9th.
The report will be divided in 4 sections:
Section I: Survey and statistics of linguistic diversity in the USA (10 points) In this section you will report surveys and statistics that provide quantitative information regarding languages and language use in the USA. You will report on the number of bi/multilingual and monolingual population in the USA (see class slides titled Languages in the USA which refers to US Census 2010 and a report published by CIS in
2018). Do not copy and paste the class slides or take screenshots of the class slides, if you refer to the information discussed in class (5 points will be deducted)
Section II: Survey and statistics of the target language (15 points) In this section you will report surveys and statistics that provide quantitative information about the linguistic community of your choice. First you will provide information about the area(s) where the community is concentrated in Southern California. Next, you will report the number of speakers there are for the linguistic community in the USA as well as in Southern California. You should look for recent US and California census reports. Include graphs and figures in your report.
Section III: History of immigration of the target linguistic community (10 points) In brief this section you will report the history of the linguistic community. Specifically, you will try to report (but not limited to): When did the community begin to immigrate to the USA? Was there any mass immigration that took place? Were there any specific factors due to which the community immigrated to the USA? Feel free to include any interesting information about the linguistic community that you may uncover in your research.