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Seminar: 10-M80-2-ExMo1+2-05 Language variation and change - Details

Seminar: 10-M80-2-ExMo1+2-05 Language variation and change - Details

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Veranstaltungsname Seminar: 10-M80-2-ExMo1+2-05 Language variation and change
Untertitel Blockseminar
Veranstaltungsnummer 10-M80-2-ExMo1+2-05
Semester SoSe 2026
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 13
erwartete Teilnehmendenanzahl 15
Heimat-Einrichtung Anglistik/Amerikanistik
Veranstaltungstyp Seminar in der Kategorie Lehre
Nächster Termin Montag, 01.06.2026 10:15 - 15:45, Ort: GW2 A3340
Art/Form
Englischsprachige Veranstaltung Ja

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GW2 A3340
Montag, 01.06.2026 - Freitag, 05.06.2026, Montag, 08.06.2026 - Dienstag, 09.06.2026 10:15 - 15:45

Modulzuordnungen

Kommentar/Beschreibung

This block seminar provides an overview of some of the central topics pertaining to language variation and change. During the seminar, we discuss a range of studies that approach linguistic variation from cognitive, sociolinguistic and contact-based perspectives. Important questions to explore include, for example: i) how is language change constrained and guided by our general cognitive processes, ii) what kinds of social and contextual factors affect language variation and change, and iii) how does language contact, or lack thereof, influence language change. The focus of the seminar will be on Late Modern English, but we will occasionally study earlier forms of English as well. The course is aimed at master’s students in (English) linguistics with at least some prior experience in linguistic analysis.

UPDATE (March 24, 2026)

This seminar contains a mix of forms of student-lecturer interaction:

1) two asynchronous video lectures, the first one of which will be made available from Monday, April 27, the second from Monday, May 11.

2) a live remote video lecture (via Zoom) on Thursday, May 21, from 10:15–11:45

3) classroom meetings (10:15–12:30 and 14:15–15:45) in person on the following days:
Monday 1 June
Wednesday 3 June
Friday 5 June
Monday 8 June
Tuesday 9 June (10:15-11.45 only)


Requirements
Students can complete the seminar either as a graded 6 ECTS course or an ungraded 3 ECTS course.

For the graded 6 ECTS option, you are expected to:
- Participate actively in teaching and classroom activities
- Read the required background material (articles, book chapters)
- Give a c. 20 min. oral (group) presentation in class based on a research article assigned by the teacher
- Write a short research report of c. 1,500 words (assigned by the teacher)

For the ungraded 3 ECTS option, you are expected to:
- Participate actively in teaching and classroom activities
- Read the required background material (articles, book chapters)
- Give a short oral (group) presentation in class based on a research article assigned by the teacher

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