800-1000  This assignment requires you to give a critical synthesis of Beckers (2009) study of /r/ and the construction of place identity on New York Citys Lower East Side. 
To understand this study, you should first read relevant sections, in Mesthrie et al. (2009), on Labovs ˜big New York City Study and Labovs Department Store Study (Labov, 2009 [1972])(I HAVE UPLOADED A FILE THAT HAS BOTH OF THESE STUDIES )
The essay should answer these questions : Examine the role of ˜linguistic resource /r/, or (non)-rhoticity, in the construction of place identity in New York Citys Lower East Siders talk. In what ways does this linguistic resource contribute to the construction of place identity in the talk of Lower East Siders? How do Lower East Siders strategically use this resource to index a New York City identity? Discuss this question making close reference to research findings in Beckers (2009) study. That is, you must engage with specific aspects of the data presented in the study, not just with the authors interpretations. However, you should not digress in lengthy descriptions of data collection procedures, methods, etc., unless they are directly relevant to the discussion of a particular methodological issue in relation to the focus of your paper.
reference: the two studies (Becker and Labov) the file I’ve uploaded
please no plagiarism