Languages In Contact

AY2016/2017 Semester 1

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.