Introduction to Contact Linguistics
| Fact sheet | |
|---|---|
| Faculty: |
Faculty 05 - Language, Literature, Culture |
| Department: | Department of English |
| Title: | Introduction to Contact Linguistics |
| Code: | 0517 |
| Lecturer: | Damaris Schäfer |
| Type of course: | Seminar |
| Description: | This seminar will introduce students to the social conditions under which language contact occurs and the linguistic consequences of contact situations. It will address some of the most relevant issues in the field of contact linguistics, including codeswitching, bilingualism, interference and second language acquisition, as well as pidgins, creoles and mixed languages. We will explore the general processes and principles that are at work in contact situations with specific reference to English as a contact language in the past and present. |
| Date/Time: |
asynchronous |
| Language: | English |
| Target group: | English Linguistics, Advanced |
| Requirements for participation: | Basic knowledge in English Linguistics |
| ECTS: | 4 |