AS ALL LANGUAGES SHOW SOME EFFECT OF CONTACT WITH OTHER LANGUAGES, THIS COURSE WILL INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE BASIC METHODOLOGIES EMPLOYED IN THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE CONTACT, USING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH. THE COURSE WILL FOCUS ON VARIOUS ISSUES OF LANGUAGE CONTACT INCLUDING CODE-MIXING AND LEXICAL BORROWING, LANGUAGE SHIFT AND SUBSTRATE INFLUENCE. IT WILL ALSO FOCUS ON THE MOST STRIKING CASES OF "CONTACT LANGUAGES" - PIDGINS AND CREOLES - AND THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY PRESENT TO LINGUISTICS.
| AUs | 4.0 AUs |
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| Prerequisite | HG2001, HG2003 |
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| Not Offered As BDE | Yes |
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Other Relevant Mods
HG1001
Mind And Meaning
HG2001
Morphology And Syntax
HG2002
Semantics And Pragmatics
HG2005
Research Methods In Linguistics I - Introduction
HG2013
Child Language
HG2014
Second Language Acquisition
HG2020
Language In Society
HG2024
X-Rated Linguistics: Language, Sexuality And Desire
HG2034
Structure Of Modern English