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Lecturer(s)
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Bator Magdalena, Dr. phil. habil. Mgr.
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Course content
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Contents: 1. Introduction to language contact. 2. Individual and societal bilingualism. 3. Lexical and structural borrowing. 4. Code-switching rules and social meanings. 5. Pidgin genesis and trade languages. 6. Creole formation and grammar features. 7. Mixed languages and bilingual media. 8. Language death and revitalisation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Lecture, Seminár, E-learning, Students' portfolio
- Home preparation for classes
- 61 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 20 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 9 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 20 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 42 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course focuses on the basic notions connected with language contact. Students have an opportunity to learn about such processes as borrowing, code-switching, code-mixing, assimilation, etc. They learn about various forms of language influence and different types of borrowings (direct loans, calques, loan blends, semantic loans) as well as pseudo-borrowings. The course deals with (i) foreign influences on English and (ii) English influence on other languages.
After completing the course the student has mastered the rudiments related to language contact.
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Prerequisites
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The knowledge of the English Language at threshold C1 level, the skill of reading at Level C1.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student's performance analysis, Systematické pozorování studenta, Presentation of student research activity, Test
The course ends with a credit. Students will be evaluated on the basis of the following components: - 60% - test(s) - 40% - home assignments Students should collect at least 70% of points in order to get the final signature.
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Recommended literature
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Appel, R. & P. Muyskey. Language contact and bilingualism. Amsterdam. 2005.
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Darquennes, J., J.C. Salmons, W. Vandenbussche. Language contact. An International Handbook.. Berlin: de Gruyter, 2019. ISBN 978-3-11-044106-2.
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Durkin, Philip. Borrowed words. A history of loanwords in English. Oxford. 2014.
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Haspelmath, M. & U. Tadmor. Loanwords in the world's languages. A comparative handbook. Berlin. 2009.
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Haugen, E. The analysis of linguistic borrowing. 1969.
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Lutz, A. Language contact and prestige. 2013.
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Matras, Y. Language contact.. Cambridge: CUP, 2020. ISBN 978-1-108-42511-7.
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Miller, G.D. External influences on English. Oxford. 2012.
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Weinreich, U. Languages in contact: Findings and problems. 1953.
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