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This unit introduces the study of the interrelationship between language and society. It is concerned with phenomena of language change and how that leads to varieties in a language. How are these varieties linked to social differences? What distinguishes male speech from female speech or what are the linguistic styles of different social classes or ethnic groups? What is slang, or jargon, and what distinguishes a casual conversation from an interview?
Two 1hour lectures and one 1hour tutorial per week
Five 250 word short assignments (totalling 1500 words), one 1 hour midterm exam (1000 words) and one 2 hour final exam (2000 words)
Mesthrie, R., Swann, J., Deumert, A., Leap, W. 2000. 'Introducing Sociolinguistics'. Edinburgh University Press.
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