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| Semester | fall semester 2012 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Danièle Klapproth Muazzin (daniele.klapproth@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In this seminar we will explore some of the central issues in pidgin and creole studies (or 'creolistics'), an exciting and fast developing area of (socio-)linguistic inquiry. Creolists recognise that pidgins and creoles are legitimate, rule-governed varieties of language that differ in systematic ways from recognised standard languages, rather than – as the popular stereotype would have it – corrupted, incorrect or illegitimate forms of careless speech. We will focus on English-related pidgins and creoles, i.e. the English-lexifier contact languages that arose in the context of colonial expansion, the slave trade and the plantation system, and are still widely spoken in many parts of the world (e.g. Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific region, etc.). |
| Learning objectives | To gain an understanding of the linguistic structure (grammatical, lexical, phonological) of English-related pidgins and creoles, to examine theories of their origin and development, and to explore some of the major problems and challenges that speakers of these linguistic varieties face in their everyday lives, e.g. with respect to education, the legal system, language rights, etc. |
| Bibliography | A course reader will be made available online. |
| Admission requirements | Open to post-introductory students (3rd year onwards) who have completed all the necessary requirements of the first two years of their studies in English linguistics and to MA English and MA SuK students. |
| Course application | By e-mail to Daniele.Klapproth(at)unibas.ch |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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| Modules |
Modul English Sociolinguistics & Cognitive Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Sprachen in Zeit und Raum (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular and active participation, oral presentation, written assignment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |