Englisches Seminar - Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Englisches Seminar - Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Englisches Seminar - Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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<strong>Seminar</strong>e<br />
050 702 Meierkord<br />
Interdisciplinary Syntax, 5 CP<br />
2 st. do 12-14 GABF 04/613 Süd<br />
In this course, we will look at a variety of approaches that have established<br />
themselves in the field of syntax. After a number of sessions that will be designed to<br />
revise basic concepts and the development of Chomskyan syntax, we will investigate<br />
approaches to syntax that go beyond the sentence structure. These aim to account<br />
for the function of individual grammatical structure as well as for grammatical<br />
variation. We will discuss interdisciplinary approaches such as (lexico-)functional<br />
syntax, dialect syntax, social syntax, and ethnosyntax.<br />
Registration is strictly via VSPL only, as further information and material will be<br />
distributed before the beginning of the semester. Please read this carefully and bring<br />
it along to the pre-course meeting.<br />
Assessment/requirements: Übung: regular active participation (this will include<br />
regular reading and, possibly, data analyses at home) and a contribution to an inclass<br />
group presentation (with handout, data collection, and literature reviews);<br />
<strong>Seminar</strong>: the above, and an empirical term paper (15-18 pages). For students taking<br />
the course to cover the exam module: annotated bibliography of 10 titles related to<br />
the course topic; three paper summaries.<br />
050 703 Meierkord<br />
English in the Caribbean, 5 CP<br />
Blockveranstaltung 08.04.2013, 8:30 - 10:00 GABF 04/613 Süd<br />
22. - 26.07.2013, 10:00 - 16:00 Uhr GABF 04/613 Süd<br />
This seminar focuses the current uses of different forms of English in the Caribbean.<br />
We will start from a thorough introduction to the historical and socio-cultural<br />
background of English in the area as well as to the study of those features which<br />
characterize the different types of first and second language Englishes and Englishbased<br />
creole languages. Students will then concentrate on varieties of English such<br />
as Jamaican Creole, Bahamian English, or Trinidadian English relating these to<br />
issues of identity construction, language contact, language policy and education.<br />
Registration is strictly via VSPL only, as further information and material will be<br />
distributed before the beginning of the semester. Please read this carefully and bring<br />
it along to the preparatory meeting.