Lehrende/r: apl. Prof. Dr. Andrei Malchukov
Veranstaltungsart: Vorlesung
Anzeige im Stundenplan: VL: Sprachkontakt
Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | -
Inhalt: The course will introduce and discuss linguistic and sociolinguistic aspects of language contact. The topics to be covered include different scenarios of language contact, linguistic areas and language convergence (Sprachbund-phenomena), (universals of) borrowing, varieties of code-copying, code-switching, mixed languages, and pidgins and creoles. The course will include apart from lecture style presentations more interactive format involving short presentations (Kurzreferate) of the relevant literature by the students.
Empfohlene Literatur: Thomason, Sarah G. 2001/7. Language contact. An introduction. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.