Somali Dialectology and Sociolinguistics

Utbildningsfakta

Kod: SOL260

The purpose of the course is to give an increased understanding of the geographic and social variation of the Somali language in view of the modern development of Somali into a standard language with clear differences between formal and informal language. Variables such as geography, situation and identity, e.g. professional role, social class, age, gender and ethnicity are discussed. Linguistic power relations, language attitudes and language choices are also covered. Throughout the course, key concepts, principles and aims of sociolinguistic and dialectological studies are presented. The course covers in more detail the existing research into Somali dialects, their subdivisions and present-day status. Morphosyntactic, phonetic and lexicosemantic differences between the different dialect areas are studied. The importance of dialects in different socio-cultural contexts are discussed as well as the use of regional spoken language and slang.

Behörighet

För tillträde till kursen krävs godkänt resultat på SOL103 (alternativt SOL130) och SOL160, eller motsvarande

Utbildningstillfällen

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• Somali Dialectology and Sociolinguistics

  University of Gothenburg

  Ortsoberoende

  Startdatum: 31 augusti 2026

  Slutdatum: 17 januari 2027

  Studietakt: 25 %