Language and Society
Vorlesung, 2 SWS
- Termin:
- Mittwoch, 11:10 - 12:40 Uhr
- Beginn:
- 28.10.2020
- Ort:
- Ort n.n.b.
Inhalt
This lecture will offer a broad perspective on the study of language(s) in relationship to the societies in which they are spoken. We will first explore different approaches to some of the by now classical concerns of sociolinguistics – how factors such as age, status, gender, ethnicity influence our linguistic choices and in how far attitudes – our own as well as other people’s – towards accents and dialects pervade our perception of speakers and shape our ideas of what is the ‘right’ language.
We will then move on to issues that are generally subsumed under the label ‘sociology of language’, covering topics such as linguistic diversity and (in)equality, bilingualism and the treatment of minority languages in education, language conflicts and language planning.
Voraussetzungen
Kenntnisse der englischen Sprache
- Lehrende/Vortragende:
- Frau Prof. Dr. Claudia Lange
- Nachweise:
- Teilnahmebestätigung, 1 Cr.
- Ansprechpartner:
- Frau Prof. Köhler
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- Einschreibeort:
- 23.10.2020 via OPAL