Universität Wien

122224 SE Linguistics Seminar / BA-Arbeit / MA historical & descriptive linguistics / MA applied linguistics (2012S)

Twentieth century English: tracing recent change in pronunciation and lexico-grammar

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 18 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 13.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 20.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 27.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 17.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 24.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 08.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 15.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 22.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Freitag 01.06. 14:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Samstag 02.06. 09:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Dienstag 05.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 12.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 19.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Dienstag 26.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
    Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

In this seminar we will look at language change not as a phenomenon of the distant past but very much as a current and ongoing process. We will investigate recent change in Standard English in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar and relate them to their social context and general trends such as colloquialisation and Americanisation.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Participants will be assessed on the basis of their oral presentations, written research papers, and in-class participation. All presentations take place during a seminar conference on 1 June (afternoon/evening) and 2 June (morning).

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Participants will

- become aware of general principles of language change such as grammaticalization and lexicalization

- work with and deepen their understanding of basic concepts of phonetics and lexico-grammar

- develop an understanding for the close link between linguistic forms and their social context

- conduct their own empirical investigation and gain insights into linguistic methodologies

Prüfungsstoff

The initial sessions will be used to introduce participants to the topic and help them develop their research questions. This introductory phase involves the discussion of articles and book chapters as well as practical work with computer corpora and other language data. The second phase of the course is reserved for individual project work. In the final phase participants will present their projects and findings in oral presentations and written research papers.

Literatur

Bauer, Laurie. 1994. Watching English change: an introduction to the study of linguistic change in standard Englishes in the twentieth century. London: Longman.

Leech, G. N. et al. 2009. Change in contemporary English: a grammatical study. Cambridge: CUP.

Mair, Christian. 2006. Twentieth-century English: history, variation and standardization. Cambridge: CUP.

McMahon, April. 1994. Understanding language change. Cambridge: CUP.

Wells, J. C. 1997. "Whatever happended to Received pronunciation", in: Medina & Soto (eds.) Il Jornadas de Estudios Ingleses, 19-28. www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/rphappended.htm

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612, ME 812;
Code/Modul: Diplom 222, 226/228, 236/238, 721-723, 821, UF 4.2.3-222, BA06.2, M04, M05
Lehrinhalt: 12-0312

Letzte Änderung: Mi 09.09.2020 00:22