Institutt for kultur- og språkvitenskap
Universitetet i Stavanger

Module: ENG 270_1 - Linguistics Part

SEMINAR:
SOCIOLINGUISTICS

Oliver M. Traxel

Autumn 17/18

Mo 12-14, Wd 14-16, Th 12-14

Rooms: HG O-103 (Mo), HG O-104 (Wd, Th)


SCHEDULE

Here you find the provisional course schedule for this semester with approximate dates; it is by no means final and may be adapted. Sessions take place every Thursday and on alternate Mondays (there are two exceptions, indicated in italics). All students are expected to give project presentations within a group (45 minutes including exercises and discussion). There are ca. ten projects which are due to start after reading week. You may suggest possible fields which you are interested in or I will advise you on feasible topics. I will then point you to some literature you can work with.

The main textbook is Wardhaugh, Ronald, & Janet M. Fuller. 2015. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. 7th ed. Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics 4. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. The chapter numbers are indicated in the schedule. You are also encouranged to consult further publications, some of which are listed in the Bibliography.

Session Date Topic (ch. in textbook) Presenters
       
1. Mo 21.8. 1: Introduction (ch. 1)  
2. Th 24.8. 1: Introduction (ch. 1); 2: Varieties of English (ch. 2)  
3. Mo 28.8. (for Th) 2: Varieties of English (ch. 2)  
4. Mo 4.9. 2: Varieties of English (ch. 2)  
5. Th 7.9. 3: Language Contact and Multilingualism (ch. 4)  
6. Th 14.9. 3: Language Contact and Multilingualism (ch. 4)  
7. Wd 20.9. (for Mo) 4: Pidgins and Creoles (ch. 5)  
8. Th 21.9. 5: The Study of Variation (chs. 6 & 7)  
9. Th 28.9. 5: The Study of Variation (chs. 6 & 7)  
10. Mo 2.10. 6: Language Change (ch. 8)  
11. Th 5.10. 6: Language Change (ch. 8)  
  reading week no classes  
12. Th 19.10. 7: Pragmatics (ch. 10)  
13. Mo 23.10. 8: Gender Linguistics (ch. 12)  
14. Th 26.10. Group Presentation 1: English as a Lingua Franca
Group Presentation 2: Canada 		1: Grete Karlsen, Nina Magnussen Raaen
2: Anita Braut, Christian Nygaard, Merete Torkildsen
15. Th 2.11. Group Presentation 3: Scandinavia
Group Presentation 4: Slavic Countries: Russia & Poland 		3: Casey Thomas Arneson, Jørgen Flåte, John Barkved Leirvik
4: Anastasija Matyevic, Izabela Suchorska
16. Mo 6.11. Group Presentation 5: South Africa
Group Presentation 6: Class 		5: Mari Landråk Asbjørnsen, Mathilde Helene Valberg Iversen
6: Solveig Bårseth, Kristine Hovland, Ankhbayar Tsetsegmaa
17. Th 9.11. Group Presentation 7: Ireland
Group Presentation 8: Scotland 		7: Margrethe Haugen, Øystein Timberlid Jenssen
8: Oliver Traxel
18. Th 16.11. Final Discussion & Exam Preparation  
  Mo 11.12.-Wd 13.12. Oral Examinations  

special arrangement: Elin Olavsdottir Niclasen
no feedback received and no project conducted: Ole Gabriel Lea, Thor Arne Rasmussen, Anny Kaur Sarao, Anne Mette Søllesvik

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