Institutt for kultur- og språkvitenskap
Universitetet i Stavanger

SEMINAR:
SOCIOLINGUISTICS

This part of the Engelsk Fordypning course will provide students with an insight into the field of sociolinguistics and speech variation. The main focus will be on the following concepts: dialects, standard language and correctness, speech variation based on variables such as social class and gender, and bilingualism. The main goal will be to raise students' awareness of the influence of the social and cultural contexts on speech variation.

Textbook:

Wardhaugh, Ronald, & Janet M. Fuller. 2015. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. 7th ed. Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics 4. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.

Note: The older, sixth edition (2010), which is listed in the official module information, is also acceptable, but it may have different chapter numbers, as indicated in the Schedule.

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SEMINAR:SOCIOLINGUISTICS

SEMINAR:
SOCIOLINGUISTICS