Bachelor
2023/2024
Language Contact and Language Variation
Type:
Elective course (Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication)
Area of studies:
Linguistics
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
Where:
School of Foreign Languages
When:
1 year, 4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Ekaterina Gridneva
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course examines the basic concepts of sociolinguistics such as language contact and language variation. Students will focus on the variables and variants in our speech, study the regional dialectology in terms of mapping speakers and places. What is more, this course investigates the issues of standards, norms, alternations from the norms, and their consequences. We will also discuss speakers' style which was illustrated in the New York City social dialect survey. Apart from the sphere of variation in language, this course is devoted to language contact. Students will be able to examine the outcome of the process of language contact such as borrowings (on the example of English) and creation of a new language (Pidgins, Creoles and Mixed languages). By the end of this course students will have an opportunity to carry out their own research in the fields of language contact and variation.
Learning Objectives
- To give an overview of the basic concepts of sociolinguistics such as language contact and language variation.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Students will focus on the basic concepts of sociolinguistics such as language contact and language variation. By the end of this course students will have an opportunity to carry out their own research in the fields of language contact and variation.
Assessment Elements
- Oral assessmentTwo presentations.
- Final assessmentProject and final test
- Independent workIndependent work includes activities that students do at home, activities that students do in the classroom.
- Written assessmentTwo tests.
