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| Semester | fall semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Julia Landmann (julia.landmann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | In recent decades, pidgins and creoles have become increasingly important as a field of linguistic research. The focus of this seminar will be on those pidgins and creoles which are English-based (e.g. Jamaican Creole, Nigerian Pidgin, Papuan Pidgin English, etc.) and which have arisen since the fifteenth century due to the European expansion to the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. We will look at the linguistic properties of these languages, their socio-historical origins and the socio-cultural settings in which they are used today. A number of interesting questions, linguistically and culturally, will be addressed in this context, comprising the essential issue of how far the use of the different pidgins and creoles is related to concepts of ethnicity and processes of identity construction. |
| Learning objectives | At the end of this seminar students • are familiar with the most thriving paradigms related to pidgins and creoles • have an overview of the most essential English-based pidgins and creoles with their typical linguistic features • can explain the complex interrelationship between language use, ethnicity and identity construction |
| Bibliography | Holm, J. (2000): An Introduction to Pidgins and Creoles. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. A comprehensive reading list, as well as selected texts, will be made available on ADAM. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is for BA students on the advanced level who have completed ALL three introductory modules (including the proseminar papers) and to MA students of English and MSG Sprache und Kommunikation. |
| Course application | Please register for this course on services unibas. In order to ensure a good learning environment, we aim at no more than 20 students per linguistics seminar. We ask you to sign up for classes via the ADAM registration surveys, which will open on August 2, 2023, 10am (CEST) and close on September 19, 2023, 2pm (CEST): https://adam.unibas.ch/goto_adam_crs_1623802.html. **Please only register for a maximum of TWO seminars and only for more than one if you really intend to take both courses.** Should you have not made it into one of the courses and you are only able to register on the list in a position higher than 20, we guarantee that we will take you in the course with the least student numbers. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 20.09.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 27.09.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 04.10.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 11.10.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 18.10.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 25.10.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 01.11.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 08.11.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 15.11.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 22.11.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 29.11.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 06.12.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 13.12.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Wednesday 20.12.2023 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Raum 11 |
| Modules |
Modul: Advanced English Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul: English Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Forschungspraxis und Vertiefung (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) Modul: Sprache als System (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | active participation, oral presentation and a 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 |