GRN3165

Language and society: sociolinguistics from a German language perspective

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H Kreutz

6 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: Advanced German Studies II, part 2 or above; or equivalent (to be determined after consultation with subject coordinators)

Synopsis: The German language as a productive area of investigation from a sociolinguistic perspective. Issues of language and society, politics and education will be discussed. The new role of the German language in a socioculturally and politically much changed Europe will be addressed in detail, with particular relevance to questions of language and national identity, pluricentricity and diglossia, the German language and German unity, migrant German and foreigner German, and the national and international status of the German language.

Assessment: Essay (1800-2000 words, in English or German): 40% + Class paper: 10% + Examination (1 hour): 30% + 3 practical homework exercises: 20%