LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY
LIN3LIS
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject deals with the nature and function of speech variation within communities: social, ethnic, gender and age differences; non-standard speech forms and their social functions; bilingualism and language contact; language shift and language death. Variation across communities is also considered in terms of different speech patterns used in different cultures.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: David Bradley
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must have passed one Linguistics subject from LIN1NLA, LIN1NLB, LIN1LCS or LIN1LDD. All other students require co-ordinator's approval.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: LIN2LIS
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. | Prescribed | Holmes, J. | LONDON: LONGMAN. |
| Readings | Introducing sociolinguistics | Prescribed | Myerhoff, M. | BLACKWELL 2006 |