Welcome to MLAN 2010
Introduction to Linguistics
How to get started!
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PDF of Language Files Chapter 1
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for a PDF version of Language files - Chapter 1, so you can complete the work for this week. I cannot post any more chapters, so please make sure to purchase the text book as soon as possible. Either 10th or 11th edition will work.
A little about me...
My name is Ana Bonfante and I have been a professor at the University of North Georgia since 2010. I have been teaching German and Linguistics classes. My teaching career started 20 years ago in Brazil and Colombia were I taught German and English in different private language schools. I have also taught Spanish and German in the Georgia public school system and have served as a teaching assistant in Spanish and German at Florida State University and at the University of Georgia. I have an MA in German from FSU and am currently working on a PhD in Comparative Languages and Literature at the University of Georgia. I grew up in a multilingual environment were German, Portuguese, and Italian were spoken in the home.
I live in Athens with my husband and two children. My favorite things to do are jogging and dancing. I'm also a big Gymdog fan, as my daughter is in competitive gymnastics, and of course soccer! We have five cats and two dogs who really need to be on the TV show "The Dog Whisperer", they are both cute, but wild!
I'm looking forward to working with you this semester!
Best,
AB
Important
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