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The seminar examines the complex relation between language contact and grammaticalization, which have been long considered to be divergent and mutually exclusive phenomena. More recent studies demonstrate that the transfer of grammatical structures across languages is regular and that it is determined by universal processes of grammatical change (Heine & Kuteva 2005). The focus of this seminar will be in particular on exploring how grammatical forms and structures emerge in contact-situations, and in what way the transfer of grammatical structures from one language (or dialect) to another takes place. The seminar will cover a range of individual case studies from the history of English, where contact-induced grammatical change resulting from the more or less intense contacts with the Celts, the Scandinavians and the French, can be postulated. The seminar will also address some theoretical aspects and implications of contact situations, including the role of language contact in explaining language change.
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| Literatur |
Heine, B. & Kuteva, T. 2005. Language contact and grammatical change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Schreier, D. & M. Hundt (eds.) 2013. English as a contact language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
| Voraussetzungen |
Registration via WUSEL during the registration period.
It is highly recommended that students complete modules B I and B II or ANG-B1 and ANG-[...]-B2 first.
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| Leistungsnachweis |
Presentation and term paper
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| Zielgruppe |
MA: LING 1a, 1b, 2
MEd GymGe, BK: EN Ia; M-ENG7
MEd biling. Unterricht: ENG-S1
MA Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften: Z-LING |
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