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
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration

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. 18 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 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
  • Tuesday 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
  • Tuesday 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
  • Tuesday 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
  • Tuesday 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
  • Tuesday 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
  • Tuesday 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
  • Tuesday 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
  • Friday 01.06. 14:00 - 20:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Saturday 02.06. 09:00 - 14:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Tuesday 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
  • Tuesday 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
  • Tuesday 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
  • Tuesday 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

Aims, contents and method of the course

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.

Assessment and permitted materials

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.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

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

Examination topics

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.

Reading list

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

Association in the course directory

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

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