LINGUIST 323

Sociolinguistic Variation

Please note: this is archived course information from 2012 for LINGUIST 323.

Description

Examines the methods and theory behind the study of synchronic language variation and its relationship to diachronic change. Students read a wide range of studies exploring different linguistic variables and apply their understanding of the theory and methods to the extraction and analysis of data from corpora of spontaneous speech that are provided.

Availability 2012

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Reading/Texts

Assessment

Points

LINGUIST 323: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points from LINGUIST 100, 101, 103 and 30 points at Stage II in Linguistics (either LINGUIST 200 or LINGUIST 201 strongly recommended)