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Module Name
Module Code
Lecture Hrs
Practical Hrs
Credits
Linguistic Variation and Change: Current Trends in Sociolinguistic Theory
ENG3017Y(5)
3
0
6

Description
This advanced level course in sociolinguistics aims to consolidate knowledge and skills acquired in Year 2 by thoroughly exploring the social correlates of language variation and change. The first part of this module will move beyond the variationist paradigm and will investigate systematic and inherent variation in synchronic and diachronic linguistics by exploring the complex inter-relationship between the macro-societal and micro-interactional levels. In the second part of this module, students will be encouraged to explore variability at different levels of the linguistic system by looking at the impact of issues such as mobility, contact and the internet in shaping current sociolinguistic theory.
Faculty Department
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES Department of English Studies
Contact Details
Administrative assistant: DILMAHOMED BOCUS Bibi Swaleha
Telephone: 4037400
Email: s.dilmahomed@uom.ac.mu
 

 


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