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Celebrating Living Dialects, Mourning Dying Languages
Abington Free Library, 1030 Old York Rd, Abington, PA | Get Directions »
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Four Sundays, March 10, 17, 24 & April 7, 2013 @ 2 p.m.
Expand your mind with four fascinating workshops on language. Sunday afternoons, taught by Darryl Smith (adjunct professor of English, Muhlenberg College, formerly, teacher of English, SAHS).
March 10 - Idiolects, Dialects and Languages
Who decides when a dialect becomes the Standard? When and where did English really begin? Includes excerpt from “Cry Freedom” film
March 17 - Death of Languages
Why do certain languages die? Is this tragic? How are Yiddish and 550 Native American languages similar? Includes excerpt from “Tightrope of Power” DVD
March 24 - Living Dialects
How has Received Pronunciation in Britain changed? How has the BBC changed its “linguistic” tune? Includes excerpt from “Billy Elliot” DVD
April 7 - The Future of English
How and why has English spread over the last 200 years? Will it ever die? What’s the difference between African American vernacular and Standard English? Includes excerpt from a lecture by Leonard Bernstein, “The Unanswered Question” DVD.
Event Details
| Where | Abington Free Library 1030 Old York Rd, Abington, PA 19001 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 2:00 pm–4:00 pm |
| Who to bring | College Students, Moms, Dads, Singles, Everyone, Teens, Families, Seniors |
| Website | http://abingtonfreelibrary.org/events/163 |
| Phone | 215-885-5180, ext. 15 |
| kburnham@mclinc.org | |
| Price | $0 |
More About Abington Free Library
The Abington Free Library is the largest library and the most visited library in the Montgomery County Library and Information Network Consortium (MCLINC), which comprises more than 30 libraries. It employs 65 people and has more than 100 volunteers. The library has an extensive children's book collection on the lower level, as well as more than a dozen computers and a room for lectures and presentations.
Other events here
- WWII Lecture Series March 19, 2013 / April 16, 2013 / May 21, 2013 / June 18, 2013 / July 16, 2013, 3:00 pm–4:30 pm
- WWII Lecture Series March 19, 2013 / April 16, 2013 / May 21, 2013 / June 18, 2013 / July 16, 2013 / August 20, 2013, 7:00 pm–8:30 pm
- BookCellar at Abington Free Library Weekly on Wednesdays, 12:00 pm–8:30 pm
- Wired Wednesdays - Evenings May 22, 2013 / June 26, 2013 / July 24, 2013 / August 28, 2013 / September 25, 2013 / October 23, 2013 / November 27, 2013, 5:30 pm–6:30 pm
- DROP-IN STORY TIMES Weekly on Thursdays, 11:00 am–11:30 am
- BookCellar at Abington Free Library Weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 12:00 pm–4:30 pm
- BookCellar at Abington Free Library Weekly on Saturdays, 10:00 am–4:00 pm
- A Year of Austen in Books and Films May 30, 2013 / July 25, 2013 / September 12, 2013 / November 14, 2013 / February 13, 2014 / April 17, 2014, 7:00 pm–8:30 pm
- Teen Book Club - The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson Mon, Jun 3, 6:30 pm–8:00 pm
- Wired Wednesdays May 1, 2013 / May 8, 2013 / May 15, 2013 / June 5, 2013 / June 12, 2013 / June 19, 2013 / July 3, 2013 / July 10, 2013 / July 17, 2013 / August 7, 2013 / August 14, 2013 / August 21, 2013 / September 4, 2013 / September 11, 2013 / September 18, 2013 / October 2, 2013 / October 9, 2013 / October 16, 2013 / November 6, 2013 / November 13, 2013 / November 20, 2013 / December 4, 2013 / December 11, 2013 / December 18, 2013, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm
