Using the textbook, we shall explore various issues in sociolinguistics. Topics surveyed will be: societal bilingualism, diglossia, use of statistics in sociolinguistics, language planning and standardization, language attitudes, language and sex, language choice, etc. Students may have to present regular reports, take mini tests, and write semester-end research papers. No familiarity with sociolinguistics is presumed, but basic knowledge of linguistics, especially of phonology, is expected.
○評価方法
出席状況(25%)、授業参画(15%)、小テスト等(30%) Final task 30%
○テキスト
Only ONE book will be used as a textbook based on the availability. The others are purely for your reference. Check again in August! Fasold, Ralph『Sociolinguistics of Society.』 Basil Blackwell, 1985. ISBN: 0631133852 ; 335pp.pb Coulmas, Florian『Sociolinguistics: The Study Of Speakers' Choices』 Cambridge Univ Pr; ISBN: 0521543932; 263 p Holmes, Janet『An Introduction to Sociolinguistics (2nd Ed.) 406 p ;』 Longman Group United Kingdom ; ISBN: 0582328616 ;