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| 0627-4066-01 | Heritage Linguistics: Phonology and Morphology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 2.0
Course description
Heritage Linguistics: Phonology and Morphology
Outi Bat-El
Heritage speakers are sequential bilinguals, who acquired two languages before the critical age (thus bilingual), but one language acquired before the other (hence sequential). The unique characteristic of heritage speakers is that their dominant language is the language of the surrounding, which was acquired second (L2), while their first language (L1), the heritage language spoken at home, has not reached completion, or suffered from attrition. Consequently, L1 linguistic knowledge is different from that of native speakers, but also different from that of late learners. Furthermore, even the knowledge of L2 is not always identical to that of native speakers. Heritage speakers thus pose a challenge to research in generative linguistics, which is based primarily on native speakers. To begin with, we are forced to inquire into the notion of “native speaker”, a notion that we often take for granted.
At the center of this seminar stands your research on a phonological and/or morphologically system of some heritage speakers in Israel. While doing your research, starting from the beginning of the semester, we will read and discuss articles dealing with the critical age, mono- and bilingualism and heritage linguistics.
Prerequisite: A seminar in phonology (Segmental Optimality and/or Acquisition of Phonology). Prerequisites can be taken in parallel with the course.
Course requirements: Attendance, reading, presenting an article in class, data collection, presenting your research, original paper.
בלשנות של שפות
Outi Bat-El
Heritage speakers are sequential bilinguals, who acquired two languages before the critical age (thus bilingual), but one language acquired before the other (hence sequential). The unique characteristic of heritage speakers is that their dominant language is the language of the surrounding, which was acquired second (L2), while their first language (L1), the heritage language spoken at home, has not reached completion, or suffered from attrition. Consequently, L1 linguistic knowledge is different from that of native speakers, but also different from that of late learners. Furthermore, even the knowledge of L2 is not always identical to that of native speakers. Heritage speakers thus pose a challenge to research in generative linguistics, which is based primarily on native speakers. To begin with, we are forced to inquire into the notion of “native speaker”, a notion that we often take for granted.
At the center of this seminar stands your research on a phonological and/or morphologically system of some heritage speakers in Israel. While doing your research, starting from the beginning of the semester, we will read and discuss articles dealing with the critical age, mono- and bilingualism and heritage linguistics.
Prerequisite: A seminar in phonology (Segmental Optimality and/or Acquisition of Phonology). Prerequisites can be taken in parallel with the course.
Course requirements: Attendance, reading, presenting an article in class, data collection, presenting your research, original paper.
בלשנות של שפות