Social variation, language contact and power in English
Dalarna University
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Social variation, language contact and power in English
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Code: EN2037
The course involves the deeper study of different topics within the sociolinguistics of English. Different factors that explain how people use the English language and methods of studying linguistic interaction are investigated, including power relationships between individuals. Theoretical approaches to the study of the relationship between English and society are discussed as well. The role of English in a global world is discussed, including how it affects other languages, both in terms of how languages are changed through adopting vocabulary from other languages and how languages can be put in danger because of the power of English.
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60 credits in English at Undergraduate level, including the course, Introduction to Modern English Linguistics, 7.5 credits
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