Fiche de cours
Linguistics : Endangered Languages
Faculté de gestion: Faculté des lettres
Responsable(s): Jennifer Thorburn
Intervenant(s): -
Pas d'horaire défini.
Séminaire
Semestre de printemps
2 heures par semaine
28 heures par semestre
Langue(s) d'enseignement: anglais
Public: Oui
Crédits: 0
Contenu
Experts estimate that most of the 6,000 languages spoken in the world today will vanish before the end of this century. With rates of language extinction over the next one hundred years ranging from 50% to 90%, language endangerment is a serious concern, not only for linguists and language planners but for the speakers themselves.
This course will explore the social process and linguistic effects of language death from the perspectives of the community, the scientist, and other stakeholders. Students will learn how and why languages become endangered, thus developing an understanding of the motivations of language shift, the role of language documentation, and the different responses to language endangerment, including revitalisation strategies, the question of standardisation, and the use of technologies.
Evaluation
BA exams may be taken in connection with this class
(see special requirements for BA exams)
Exigences du cursus d'études
Introduction to English Language and Linguistics (IELL)
Development of the English Language (DEL)
Anglais au moins niveau B2
