Fiche de cours
Language History and Language Change
Faculté de gestion: Faculté des lettres
Responsable(s): Anita Auer
Intervenant(s): -
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Séminaire
Semestre d'automne
2 heures par semaine
28 heures par semestre
Langue(s) d'enseignement: anglais
Public: Oui
Crédits: 0
Contenu
This course serves as an introduction to the study of language change, also called historical linguistics. You will be introduced to general principles and mechanisms of language change. Data from various languages, but primarily from the English language, will be used to illustrate the main types of change of sound systems, grammar and lexicon. We will also address many theoretical issues such as language contact, the social and psychological backgrounds of language change, the birth and demise of languages, the relation between language variation and language change, and the phenomenon of the 'invisible hand'.
Evaluation
Bibliographie
McColl Millar, Robert. 2007. Trask's Historical Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Exigences du cursus d'études
Anglais au moins niveau C1
Introduction to English Language and Linguistics
(IELL)
Introduction to Diachronic Linguistics (IDL)
