Institutt for kultur- og språkvitenskap
Universitetet i Stavanger

Module: ENG 270_1 - Linguistics Part

SEMINAR:
SOCIOLINGUISTICS

Oliver M. Traxel

Autumn 16/17

Mo 12-14, Wd 14-16, Th 12-14

Room: HG O-103


SCHEDULE

Here you find the provisional course schedule for this semester with approximate dates; it is by no means final and may be adapted. All students are expected to give project presentations within a group (at least 30 minutes plus exercises and discussion). There are ten projects which are due to start after reading week. You may suggest possible fields which you are interested in. I will then point you to some literature you can work with.

The main textbook is Wardhaugh, Ronald, & Janet M. Fuller. 2015. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. 7th ed. Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics 4. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. The chapter numbers are indicated in the schedule (chapter numbers in square brackets are from the 6th ed. if you use that one). You are also encouranged to consult further publications, some of which are listed in the Bibliography.

Session Date Topic (ch. in textbook, [ch. in older edition]) Presenters
       
1. Mo 22.8. 1: Introduction (ch. 1)  
2. Th 25.8. 2: Varieties of English (ch. 2)  
3. Th 1.9. 2: Varieties of English (ch. 2)  
4. Th 8.9. 3: Language Contact and Multilingualism (ch. 4)  
5. Wd 14.9. 3: Language Contact and Multilingualism (ch. 4)  
6. Th 15.9. 4: Pidgins and Creoles (ch. 5 [3])  
7. Mo 19.9. 5: The Study of Variation (chs. 6 & 7)  
8. Th 22.9. 5: The Study of Variation (chs. 6 & 7)  
9. Th 29.9. 6: Language Change (ch. 8)  
10. Mo 3.10. 6: Language Change (ch. 8)  
11. Th 6.10. 7: Pragmatics (ch. 10 [11 & 12])  
  reading week no classes  
12. Th 20.10. 8: Gender Linguistics (ch. 12 [13])  
13. Mo 24.10. Group Presentations 1 & 4 1: Magdalena K Dyl, Vera Linke, Natalia Pasternak (South Africa)
4: Stina Hodne, Daniel Mathisen, Ingrid A Rusdal (Old Norse)
14. Th 27.10. Group Presentations 2 & 3 2: Gabriele K Cernysovaite, Sergej A Fedorov, Sigurd Madland (French)
3: Inger L Grude, Silje C Leitao, Natalia Ullestad (Scotland and Ireland)
15. Th 3.11. Group Presentations 5 & 6 5: Mina F Bertheussen, Andrea Ertresvåg, Lotte Myrvang (Language Death)
6: Thomas A Hebnes, Håkon K Jonassen (Discourse Analysis)
16. Mo 7.11. Group Presentations 7 & 8 7: Monica D L Gutang, Kathrine V Olsen, Wenche Reinhaug (Language Evolution)
8: Kristine Bognøy, Sigbjørg Bøe (English in Norway and Iceland)
17. Th 10.11. Group Presentations 9 & 10 9: Bernadeta Kubiak, Nasra Y Mirre, Aleksandra M Witek (Linguistic Relativity)
10: Daniel V Arrabal, Zi H J Chen, Sondre Gjøsæter (West African Pidgin English)
18. Th 17.11. Final Discussion & Exam Preparation  
  Mo 5.12.-Wd 7.12. Oral Examinations  

special arrangements: Eili Harboe, Kristin F Jørgensen

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