This lecture offers a general introduction to the discipline of sociolinguistics, with an overview of theory, methods, representatives and research. Extensive examples will illustrate sociolinguistic variables and their realizations in a language context. We will also look at sociolinguistic variation in historical and diachronic settings and discuss new approaches such as corpus-based and web-based research. A wide range of settings will be discussed, including professional communication, social media, World Englishes, English as a Foreign Language, and Lingua Franca contexts. The lecture serves as an introduction to various possible research directions and careers in English linguistics. Lecturer contact: s.diemer@mx.uni-saarland.de.
The lecture will take place from May 4th as online lecture. The relevant documents are provided via Moodle. If you have not received a Moodle login by email, please contact the lecturer.
Die Vorlesung findet ab dem 4. Mai als Onlineveranstaltung statt. Die entsprechenden Unterlagen werden über Moodle bereitgestellt. Falls Sie kein Moodle-Login per Mail erhalten haben, kontaktieren Sie bitte den Dozenten.
VL Sociolingustics in MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3ae4726f44081542e28bfbaa7b24d0daf4%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=93b2925c-8c4f-4ee0-ac8f-1792e30a5ec0&tenantId=67610027-1ac3-49b6-8641-ccd83ce1b01f |
