Universität Wien

122048 PS Proseminar Linguistics 2 (2012S)

Observing Mechanisms of Language Change

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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Details

max. 24 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 13.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 20.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 27.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 17.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 24.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 08.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 15.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 22.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Freitag 01.06. 14:00 - 19:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Samstag 02.06. 09:00 - 13:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Dienstag 05.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 12.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 19.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Dienstag 26.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This course introduces students to core mechanisms of language change and observable patterns in linguistic variation (diachronic and synchronic). Among the mechanisms which will be discussed are, for example, analogy, borrowing, reanalysis, productivity, iconicity, grammaticalization, metaphor, semantic reduction and attrition. It is the aim of this course to investigate these general diachronic processes within a time span of the last two hundred years. Processes of linguistic change can also be observed in the more recent stages of English (including present day American English), which shows how linguistic variation constitutes potential long-term change in the making. In their individual projects, students will identify and analyze one or more mechanisms in the COHA (Corpus of Historical American English) and the COCA (Corpus of Contemporary American English) and present their findings in oral presentations as well as in their written papers.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Assessment is based on

-class participation
-weekly readings and assignments
-oral presentation at the mini-conference
-written paper.

All oral presentations will be held at a mini-conference which takes place on Fri 01. 06.2012 (14.00 - 19.00) and Sat 02.06.2012 (9.00 - 13.00). Full participation in the conference is mandatory, so please bear this in mind when registering for the course. It is highly recommended that participants who take this course have successfully completed the PS1 linguistics course already.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The goals of this course are

i) to familiarize participants with various diachronic mechanisms of language change
ii) to develop the research and analytical skills necessary for the study of linguistic variation
iii) to explore the nature of ongoing linguistic variation and change in a corpus

Prüfungsstoff

Discussion of weekly readings, lecturer input, presentation of individual research, group interaction

Literatur

will be provided in class

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: BA 612;
Code/Modul: BA06.1;
Lehrinhalt: 12-2042

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33