gb - Englisches Seminar - Ruhr-Universität Bochum

LINGUISTIK
Vorlesung
050 610 Meierkord
Sociolinguistics, 2/2,5 CP
2 st. mo 12-14 HGB 10
This series of lectures intends to present the major research questions, methods and
results of sociolinguistics, the linguistic subdiscipline which focuses on the relation
between language and society. The topics will include regional and social
dialectology, a review of early correlation studies, code-switching and language
contact, critical sociolinguistics, and language planning. Particular attention will be
paid to recent developments in the field of sociolinguistics, such as discussions of
language contact in urban communities, identity construction, or approaches to
language shift and change.
Students are advised to purchase a copy of the following book, which will be
available from Schaten as well as from most online book sellers:
Mesthrie, Rajend et al. (2009). Introducing Sociolinguistics. 2nd ed. Edinburgh:
Edinburgh University Press.
Assessment/requirements: Written end-of-term test.
Seminare
050 612 Meierkord
English Syntax, 4 CP
2 st. do 8.30-10 GABF 04/413 Süd
In this seminar, we will investigate the rules of English syntax, and acquaint
ourselves with the general methodology of syntactic description. We will look in detail
at the structure of individual phrases (e.g. NP, PP), how these combine to form wellformed
clauses and sentences, and how individual parts of a sentence can be moved
for e.g. stylistic purposes. Students will be given ample opportunity to perform hands-