Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
University of Kent
Course Title:
Language, Self and Society
Course Number:
LL304
Course Description:
The course offers an introduction to major themes in sociolinguistics. It will begin by exploring how our notions of ‘language’, ‘dialect’ or ‘style’ are constructed, and from there explore notions of ‘correctness’ in language, and their origins. It will then consider how social relationships are reflected and encoded in different languages, for example in kinship terms, terms of address, or politeness forms, and how individuals are placed – or place themselves – socially through their linguistic choices.
The middle part of the module will explore language variation and change, and the social parameters which correlate with them. It will conclude by analysing issues arising from the interplay between language and identity in multilingual societies: bi- and multilingualism, code-switching, language death and its causes, language revival and language revitalisation.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
INTS 195
Attachment Files:
Equivalency for INTS 101.docx
