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| 0627-2185-01 | Introduction to Sociolinguistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 4.0
Course description
Introduction to sociolinguistics
Language is a powerful resource in the construction of identity. From the choice of which language to speak in, and on to subtle differences in pronunciation and lexical choices, variation in language is interpreted as having something socially meaningful to say about the speaker. Sociolinguists is the subfield of linguistics dedicated to exploring the interaction between linguistic variation and social axes – both between different speakers (varying across age, ethnicity, gender, and so forth) and within the speech of a specific speaker (varying within formality, settings and style).
The course will survey various approaches to this area of investigation, with a focus on quantitative sociolinguistics as well as on more ethnographic methodologies and discourse analysis. We will examine several well-researched phenomena in the English speaking world – looking at phonological, syntactic and lexical variation – and move on to a hands-on exploration of Hebrew data.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Linguistics
Course requirements: weekly assignments and a final exam
Language is a powerful resource in the construction of identity. From the choice of which language to speak in, and on to subtle differences in pronunciation and lexical choices, variation in language is interpreted as having something socially meaningful to say about the speaker. Sociolinguists is the subfield of linguistics dedicated to exploring the interaction between linguistic variation and social axes – both between different speakers (varying across age, ethnicity, gender, and so forth) and within the speech of a specific speaker (varying within formality, settings and style).
The course will survey various approaches to this area of investigation, with a focus on quantitative sociolinguistics as well as on more ethnographic methodologies and discourse analysis. We will examine several well-researched phenomena in the English speaking world – looking at phonological, syntactic and lexical variation – and move on to a hands-on exploration of Hebrew data.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Linguistics
Course requirements: weekly assignments and a final exam