Eng 307 Sociolinguistic
Eng 307 Sociolinguistic
ENG-307: Sociolinguistics
Session Schedule
Sessions/ Topics Readings
Lectures
1&2 An Introduction to Sociolinguistics 1st Chapter of the Text Book
The Scientific Investigation of Language
Relationship between language and society
Sociolinguistics and sociology of
linguistics
3& 4 Language and Dialect 2nd Chapter of the Text Book
Register and Style
5&6 Pidgin and Creole- An Introduction Trudgill, Peter. Introducing
Theories of origin of pidgin to Creole
Language and Society, London:
Penguin. 1992. ( for definitions)
3rd Chapter of the Text Book
7&8 Language Diversity and Speech 4th & 5th Chapter of the Text
Communities Book
Bilingualism and Multilingualism Teacher’s Notes
Dimensions, Manifestations and Effects of
Bilingualism
9&10 Diglossia and Bilingualism Articles and Teacher’s Notes
Language Choice: Domain Theory
Code choice: Code-switching, Code-
mixing
11&12 Borrowing Articles and Teacher’s Notes
Difference between Code-switching and
Borrowing
Social Factors involved in Code-switching
and Borrowing
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Variation