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Scene from Cherry Blossoms (2008) by Doris Dörrie
Thursday 11:30am-2:30pm, Ross North 836A
Regular office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-11am.
Course description:
This course surveys the field of language contact, with
focus on the linguistic consequences of contact and relevant applied
issues. Topics covered in the course include: societal and individual
bilingualism; language maintenance and shift; language planning and
education; language death; code switching and borrowing; and pidgins and
creoles. Students develop skills
necessary for graduate-level research, including library research, proper
citation, critical reading, presentation and academic writing.
Upcoming dates:
Thursday, 9/10: Introduction.
Thursday, 9/17: What is language contact. I would like to hold all or part of this
class in the MATAL lab to introduce you to the CLAN software, which you
need for the analysis assignment.
Thursday, 9/24: Multilingual
individual (part 1). Presentations: Nadia on DeHouwer (2007), Keturah on
Meisel (2001)
Thursday, 10/1: Multilingual individual (part 2). Presentations: Charles on
Meisel (2007), Sylvia on Hyltenstam et al. (2009)
Monday 10/5: Data
analysis due
Thursday, 10/8: Education and language planning.
Presentations: Alex on Kunnan (2009) and Iryna on Cardinal (2005)
Thursday, 10/15:
No class (Fall reading week)
Thursday, 10/22: Multilingual societies; Presentations:
Samir on Haeri (2003) and Odilia on Heller (1982)
Thursday, 10/29:
Ideologies and multilingualism; Presentations: Jacqueline on
Haviland (2003)
Monday 11/02: Proposal for
final essay due
Thursday, 11/5: Bilingual talk (1); Presentations: Mihaela
on Auer (1995) and Oksana on Li Wei (2005)
Thursday, 11/12: Bilingual talk (2); Presentations Taeyoul
on van Gelderen & MacSwan (2008)
Thursday, 11/19: Exploring linguistic boundaries; No presentations.
Thursday, 11/26: Outcomes of contact (1) Presentations:
Julia on Meek (2007)
Thursday, 12/3: Outcomes of contact (2); No presentations
Monday 12/10: Final essay
due
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