LG219-5-SP-CO:
Multilingualism
2018/19
Language and Linguistics
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Monday 14 January 2019
Friday 22 March 2019
15
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Requisites for this module
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LG210 or LG211 or LG212 or LG213
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The module covers topics in multilingualism and language contact under two headings: (i) multilingualism at the level of the individual. In this section the topics covered are language choice, diglossia, and code-switching. (ii) Multilingualism at the societal level and the outcomes of contact. This part deals with the coexistence of more than one language within the same community and the outcomes of this coexistence, including language maintenance and shift, and the emergence of Pidgin and Creole languages.
Aims:
* To introduce students to multilingualism as a case of linguistic diversity, and the issues involved in its study.
* To introduce students to outcomes of language contact
* To enable students to develop an informed view of the linguistic and cultural value of linguistic diversity
Learning Outcomes:
* To enable students to appreciate linguistic diversity as a resource, and to handle debates on this issue
* To enable students to develop awareness of the plight of minority and endangered languages
* To enable students to understand contact-induced language change
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Two-hour weekly lecture.
Syllabus:
Wk 16. General introduction: multilingualism as a source of diversity, facts and figures.
Wk 17. Language choice: who speaks what language to whom and when, the decision tree model; the diglossia model. Reading: Hoffmann, Ch. 9, Apple & Muysken, Ch. 3.
Wk 18. Individual multilingualism: basic concepts and definitions; early and contemporary research on individual multilingualism. Reading: Hoffmann, Ch. 1; Romaine Ch. 3 (section 3.4).
Wks 19 & 20. Aspects of bilingual behaviour: interference, borrowing and code-switching. Reading: Hoffmann, Ch. 5, Romaine, Ch. 4.
Wk 21. Consultation and reading week; no class.
Wk 22. Societal multilingualism: causes, consequences and patterns. Reading: Hoffmann, Ch 8; Romaine, Ch. 2.
Wk 23. Language maintenance and language shift. Reading: Hoffmann, Ch's . 9 & 10, Edwards, Ch 3, Apple & Muysken, Ch. 4
Wks 24. Cases of multilingual societies' histories and dynamics: Irish, Catalan, Alsace German.
Wk 25. Language contact: Pidgins and Creoles. Reading: Romaine, An Introduction to sociolinguistics. Ch. 6
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Assignment 1 |
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100% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 120 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
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Dr Christopher Lucas
University of London
Senior Lecturer in Arabic Linguistics
Available via Moodle
Of 24 hours, 24 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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