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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.

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