Universität Wien

122047 PS Proseminar Linguistics 2 / Linguistics (2016S)

Sociolinguistics

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 07.03. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 14.03. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 04.04. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 11.04. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 18.04. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 25.04. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 02.05. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 09.05. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 23.05. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 30.05. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 06.06. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 13.06. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 20.06. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Monday 27.06. 18:00 - 19:30 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Meyerhoff (2011: 1) quips that "[i]f I had a penny for every time I have tried to answer the question, 'So what is sociolinguistics?', I would be writing this book in the comfort of an early retirement". These definitional difficulties notwithstanding, at its core, sociolinguistics is about variation in language, viewed from both a linguistic and a social perspective. This includes, among other things, the study of regional dialects, language attitudes, multilingualism and language choice, language policy, or the role of gender in language use. As diverse as these issues might seem, they interrelate inasmuch as they deal with the influence of social structures on linguistic structures, and vice versa. The aim of sociolinguistic research is to shed light on these interrelationships in order to gain a better understanding of both language and society.

Assessment and permitted materials

*) Active in-class participation, incl. chairing of some discussions
*) A research proposal & bibliography
*) A presentation of the results of your research
*) A final write-up of your research project (Proseminar paper)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The aim of this course is to give an overview of the different areas of study within sociolinguistics and the different research methodologies characteristic of them. Based on this survey, participants will develop their own empirical projects to be presented in class and written up in a final paper.

Examination topics

*) Lecturer input
*) Partly student-chaired discussions of weekly readings
*) Group work
*) Presentations of research projects

Reading list

Textbook:

Van Herk, Gerard. 2012. What is sociolinguistics. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Below, a (by no means exhaustive) selection of additional (introductory) sources:

Mallinson, Christine; Childs, Becky; Van Herk, Gerard. 2013. Data collection in sociolinguistics: methods and applications. New York: Routledge.

Meyerhoff, Miriam. 2011. Introducing sociolinguistics. (2nd edition). London: Routledge.

Meyerhoff, Miriam; Schleef, Erik; MacKenzie, Laurel. 2015. Doing sociolinguistics: a practical guide to data collection and analysis. New York: Routledge.

Wardhaugh, Ronald; Fuller, Jannet. 2015. An introduction to sociolinguistics. (7th edition). Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BA 612; BEd 046
Code/Modul: BA06.1; BEd 09.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-2042

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