Questions and Answers about LING 100 Assignment 1 -...

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LING 100/Dr. Ivelina Tchizmarova
Jan. 28, 2012
Questions and Answers
about LING 100 Assignment 1
Questions about the Sources
Q: Could I take all my examples from one book?
A: Yes, you can take all examples from the same book as long as you have different type of
examples, e.g. some sound changes, some meaning changes, some sentence structure
changes, etc.
Q: Could I use a dictionary?
A: Yes, as long as it is etymological dictionary, and you use up to two examples of meaning
change from it.
Q: You said we are allowed to use dictionaries to search up word histories. Does that include
online dictionaries such as thefreedictionary.com and dictionary.com?
A: You can use dictionaries for only two out of five examples. I don't believe
thefreedictionary.com and dictionary.com will be the best sources for your assignment. I'd
recommend an etymological dictionary (especially printed but online will probably also be
o.k.).
Q: As long as my examples are not from chapter 2 and 3 of the textbook, the articles "An
invisible hand", and "Does the queen speak the Queen's English?"), will my assignment be fine?
A: The examples for your assignment should be NOT be from the sources you listed, as
well as from David Crystal's chapter 54 on "Language Change" ("The Cambridge
Encyclopaedia of Language") or materials (textbooks, lecture notes, etc.) from LING 100
taught previous semesters.

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LING 100/Dr. Ivelina Tchizmarova
Jan. 28, 2012
Q: Can I use examples from the textbook for LING 110 (A linguistic introduction to the history
and structure of the English lexicon)?
A: Yes, but you may have to find an additional source if you want to include examples of
different types (e.g. not just change in the meanings of words, but sound changes,
grammatical changes, etc.).
Q: Can I use someone ’s personal blog from a website which has the word “edu” in it, or a
professor ’s webpage?