Zajęcia służą przedstawieniu studentom szerokiego spectrum zagadnień socjolingwistycznych, takich jak: rozwój języka z perspektywy społecznej, kulturowej i politycznej, miejsce socjolingwistyki i socjologii języka pośród innych dyscyplin, dyskurs jako praktyka językowa i społeczna, metodologia badań socjolingwistycznych, sytuacja i status języków mniejszości narodowych i etnicznych, tożsamość społeczna jednostki i językowe sposoby jej kreowania, polityka językowa, wielojęzyczność, socjolekty, idiolekty, język miasta i wsi, rejestry i style języka.
The course is intended to introduce students to a wide spectrum of sociolinguistic issues, such as: language development from a social, cultural and political perspective, the place of sociolinguistics and sociology of language among other disciplines, discourse as a linguistic and social practice, methodology of sociolinguistic research, the situation and status of languages of national and ethnic minorities , social identity of an individual and linguistic ways of creating it, language policy, multilingualism, sociolects, idiolects, the language of the city and the countryside, registers and language styles.
The course is intended to introduce students to a wide spectrum of sociolinguistic issues, such as: language development from a social, cultural and political perspective, the place of sociolinguistics and sociology of language among other disciplines, discourse as a linguistic and social practice, methodology of sociolinguistic research, the situation and status of languages of national and ethnic minorities , social identity of an individual and linguistic ways of creating it, language policy, multilingualism, sociolects, idiolects, the language of the city and the countryside, registers and language styles.
This course is an introduction to how language is used in infinitely intriguing ways in different contexts, and how even a rigorous linguistic analysis of these areas can be fascinating.
While language is a particularly important part of communication, we accept that the context of language use (linguistic and non-linguistic) is crucial for understanding what meaning is being expressed. We adopt a functional approach to language and language analysis, an approach that starts with language in use rather than abstract theories. A function is a use to which something is put. Language is used for many purposes, which perhaps all have in common that meaning is conveyed. Therefore, the focus of the course is on how meaning is constructed and conveyed across contexts, and on what other goals interactants aim to accomplish in communication. In particular, the main topics of the course include: (i) Semiotic codes of communication (ii) Verbal and non-verbal communication, (iii) Spoken and written language, (iv) Talk in interaction, (v) Language variation across interactional contexts and cultures, (vi) Multilingualism, (vii) Language and identities.
While language is a particularly important part of communication, we accept that the context of language use (linguistic and non-linguistic) is crucial for understanding what meaning is being expressed. We adopt a functional approach to language and language analysis, an approach that starts with language in use rather than abstract theories. A function is a use to which something is put. Language is used for many purposes, which perhaps all have in common that meaning is conveyed. Therefore, the focus of the course is on how meaning is constructed and conveyed across contexts, and on what other goals interactants aim to accomplish in communication. In particular, the main topics of the course include: (i) Semiotic codes of communication (ii) Verbal and non-verbal communication, (iii) Spoken and written language, (iv) Talk in interaction, (v) Language variation across interactional contexts and cultures, (vi) Multilingualism, (vii) Language and identities.