Social settings involving interaction between speakers of different languages and/or dialects can lead to language change. This course explores such “contact-induced” language change in terms of:
(i)different social contexts, such as multilingual societies, immigration, colonisation, trade, cultural hegemony; and
(ii)different sociolinguistic processes, including accommodation, code-switching, borrowing copying) of vocabulary, adaptation of linguistic structure, dialect leveling (koineisation), language shift, creation of new languages through pidginisation and language mixing.
Students are introduced to theories and models of language contact and learn how to use them to analyse and understand linguistic data from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives. The course will focus on language settings in Europe, Asia and the Pacific, but will also consider case studies from other areas of the world.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:- understand, evaluate and critically assess current models and theories of language contact;
- identify different sociolinguistic processes and their role in contact-induced language change;
- analyse linguistic data within a speaker-based model of language contact;
- critically assess and evaluate research on a specific language contact scenario;
- reflect on and articulate how multilingual social settings influence everyday language use.
Indicative Assessment
2 Assignments, 1,000 words total (20%, LOs 1, 2, 3)Essay 3,000 words (40%, LOs 1-5)
Theoretical Report, 2,000 words, (30%, LOs 1, 4, 5)
Tutorial participation (10%, LOs 1-5)
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials, and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
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| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $3960 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $5820 |
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Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7663 | 22 Jul 2024 | 29 Jul 2024 | 31 Aug 2024 | 25 Oct 2024 | In Person | N/A |
