AJ52019 Topics in Linguistics: Sociolinguistics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 7 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Miroslav Ježek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Ludmila Urbanová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Friday 14:10–15:45 G23
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Upon completion of this course the student will have a general knowledge of sociolinguistic and dialectological methods of research and will be able to carry out a simple case study of a chosen sociolinguistic phenomenon.
Syllabus
  • 1.The history of dialectology: methodologies (SuRE) 2.Dialectology and Sociolinguistics: from rural to urban. 3.The ‘BBC Voices’ project. 4.Social differentiation and language: age and sex. 5.Social differentiation and language: education, work, and social class. 6.Observing language change: apparent-time and real-time change. 7.Sociolinguistic and geographical diffusion. 8.Language standardisation and prescription: history. 9.Language standardisation and prescription: present & future. 10.Received Pronunciation: history. 11.Received Pronunciation: present & future; Upton’s model.
Literature
  • CHAMBERS, J. K. Sociolinguistic theory : linguistic variation and its social significance. Rev. ed. 1st. pub. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009, xxiv, 308. ISBN 9781405152464. info
  • CHAMBERS, J. K. and Peter TRUDGILL. Dialectology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980, 218 s. ISBN 0521294738. info
Teaching methods
2 hour seminars
Assessment methods
Class presentation 10% Exam 30% Essay 60%
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
General note: This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".
Teacher's information
http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=223
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017.
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