Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Module Identifier
GE30420
Module Title
LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY IN GERMAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Academic Year
2009/2010
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminars / Tutorials | |
| Lecture | 20 hours in all |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Presentation: (seminar presentation) | 20% |
| Semester Assessment | Continuous Assessment: 4,000 word essay | 80% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours written examination | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
By the end of this course students will be familiar with some major themes in contemporary German sociolinguistics. They will be familiar with theoretical and methodological aspects of the discipline and will have learnt to assess critically research carried out in the German-speaking countries in terms of methodology and theoretical underpinning. They will have learnt to carry out independent empirical research, to analyse data, to construct an argument, and to express themselves in a suitable register. The oral presentation fosters team-skills and oral expression.
Brief description
The module examines the interrelations between language and society in the German-speaking countries, providing a thorough grounding in the sociolinguistics of these countries and highlighting the contrast between contemporary and traditional approaches to the study of variation in German. Through a study of a selection of major topics in contemporary German sociolinguistics, students will be introduced to and encouraged to assess critically research carried out in the German-speaking countries. They will also, where necessary, be required to familiarise themselves with the work of sociolinguists from outside the German-speaking tradition where these have contributed to the development of sociolinguistic theory in the German-speaking countries.
Content
The following topics will be covered:
1. Earlier approaches to variation: the aims and concerns of the dialectological school compared with the aims and concerns of modern sociolinguistics; a critical comparison of dialectological and sociolinguistic methodology. Background reading: Barbour & Stevenson (1990), 18-21, 55-74; Chambers, J.K. & Trudgill, P. (1980), Dialectology, Chapter 2.
2. Characteristics of the development of a standard language: how 'natural' is the development? Selection, acceptance, elaboration of function, codification. Development of the German standard language. Background reading: Barbour & Stevenson (1990), 45-53; Keller (1978), 485-509; LGL, Chapter 35; Sauer & Glueck, in Stevenson (1995), Chapter 4.
3. Maintenance of the standard: prescription, linguistic criticism, Sprachkritik, complaint tradition, attitudes towards non-standard usage. Background reading: Braun (1987), 228f; Guenther (1988); Hass (1988); Milroy & Milroy (1985), 2.2.
4. Pluricentricity: how many national varieties of German are/were there? Linguistic and political criteria for pluricentric status of a language; evaluation of these criteria. Arguments for the pluricentric status of German (cf. Clyne (1995), Chapter 1) and against (cf. Fox (1990), 288-93).
5. Linguistic characteristics and social status of the German standard language as used in Austria, the FRG, the former GDR and Switzerland; diglossia in Switzerland. Background reading: LGL, Chapters 58, 59; Clyne (1995), Chapters 1, 2, 3; Russ (1994), Chapters 3, 4, 5; Fasold, R., (1984), The Sociolinguistics of Society, Chapter 2.
6. Language and ideology: What is the relationship between language and reality? Sexism in German. Background reading: Townson (1992), Chapter 4; Hellinger, in Stevenson (1995), Chapter 12; Pusch (1984), 46-68, 76-108.
Note: Students should keep up with the background reading, topic by topic.
1. Earlier approaches to variation: the aims and concerns of the dialectological school compared with the aims and concerns of modern sociolinguistics; a critical comparison of dialectological and sociolinguistic methodology. Background reading: Barbour & Stevenson (1990), 18-21, 55-74; Chambers, J.K. & Trudgill, P. (1980), Dialectology, Chapter 2.
2. Characteristics of the development of a standard language: how 'natural' is the development? Selection, acceptance, elaboration of function, codification. Development of the German standard language. Background reading: Barbour & Stevenson (1990), 45-53; Keller (1978), 485-509; LGL, Chapter 35; Sauer & Glueck, in Stevenson (1995), Chapter 4.
3. Maintenance of the standard: prescription, linguistic criticism, Sprachkritik, complaint tradition, attitudes towards non-standard usage. Background reading: Braun (1987), 228f; Guenther (1988); Hass (1988); Milroy & Milroy (1985), 2.2.
4. Pluricentricity: how many national varieties of German are/were there? Linguistic and political criteria for pluricentric status of a language; evaluation of these criteria. Arguments for the pluricentric status of German (cf. Clyne (1995), Chapter 1) and against (cf. Fox (1990), 288-93).
5. Linguistic characteristics and social status of the German standard language as used in Austria, the FRG, the former GDR and Switzerland; diglossia in Switzerland. Background reading: LGL, Chapters 58, 59; Clyne (1995), Chapters 1, 2, 3; Russ (1994), Chapters 3, 4, 5; Fasold, R., (1984), The Sociolinguistics of Society, Chapter 2.
6. Language and ideology: What is the relationship between language and reality? Sexism in German. Background reading: Townson (1992), Chapter 4; Hellinger, in Stevenson (1995), Chapter 12; Pusch (1984), 46-68, 76-108.
Note: Students should keep up with the background reading, topic by topic.
Reading List
Supplementary TextAhrends, Martin Allseitig gefestigt GDR DTV Primo search Aitchison, Jean Linguistics General bibliographyRead: Chapter 1: "What is linguistics?" edition 5r.e. Teach Yourself Books Primo search Althaus, Hans Peter Lexikon der germanistischen Linguistik General bibliographyThe most relevant articles are nos. 27 and 31-38 Niemeyer Primo search Ammon, Ulrich Die deutsche Sprache in Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz General bibliography de Gruyter Primo search Barbour, Stephen & Stevenson, Patrick Variation in German General bibliography Camb.U.P. Primo search Bauer, Dirk Das sprachliche Ost-West-Problem GDR P Lang Primo search Bausinger, Hermann Deutsch fur Deutsche General bibliography Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag Primo search Bigler-Marschall, Ingrid Unser Wortschatz Switzerland Verlagsinstitut fr Lehrmittel Primo search Born, Joachim Deutsch als Verkehrssprache in Europa SwitzerlandRead: Hauck, W. (1993): Die Amtssprachen der Schweiz - Anspruch und Wirklichkeit. pp.147-63 W. de Gruyter Primo search Braun, Peter Tendenzen in der deutschen Gegenwartssprache General bibliography Kohlhammer Primo search Clyne, Michael G. German Language in a Changing Europe General bibliography edition 2r.e.of Camb.U.P. Primo search Clyne, Michael G. Language and Society in the German-speaking Countries General bibliography Camb.U.P. Primo search Coulmas, Florian Zur Sociolinguistik des Deutschen General bibliography Mouton de Gruyter Primo search Debus, Friedhelm Sprachliche Normen und Normierungsfolgen in der DDR GDR G. Olms Primo search Duden, Konrad Der grosse Duden GDR Bibliographisches Institut Primo search Durrell, Martin Using German General bibliography Camb.U.P. Primo search Fleischer, Wolfgang Kleine Enzyklopdie deutsche Sprache General bibliography VEB Bibliographisches Institut Primo search Fox, Anthony Structure of German General bibliographyRead: Chapter 7 Oxf.U.P. Primo search Gluck, Helmut Gegenwartsdeutsch General bibliography J.B.Metzler Primo search Haas, William Standard languages SwitzerlandRead: Keller, R.E. (1982): Diglossia in German-speaking Switzerland. pp.70-93 Manchester University Press Primo search Hacki Buhofer, Annelies Wie deutschschweizer Kinder Hochdeutsch lernen Switzerland Steiner Primo search Hartig, Matthias Soziolinguistik General bibliography Peter Lang Primo search Keller, Rudolf Ernest German language General bibliography Faber and Faber Primo search Kloss, Heinz Die Entwicklung neuer germanischer Kultursprachen seit 1800 SwitzerlandDiscusses position of Schwyzertutsch; read , too, what he has to say on "pluricentricity". Schwann Primo search Konig, Werner DTV-Atlas zur deutschen Sprache General bibliography Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag Primo search Lehnert, Martin Anglo-Amerikanisches im Sprachgebrauch der DDR GDR Akademie-Verlag Primo search Loffler, Heinrich Germanistische Soziolinguistik General bibliography E. Schmidt Primo search Lotscher, Andreas Schweizerdeutsch Switzerland Huber Frauenfeld Primo search Milroy, James Authority in Language General bibliography edition 3r.e.of Routledge Primo search Muhr, Rudolf Internationale Arbeiten zum osterreichischen Deutsch und seinen nachbarsprachlichen Bezugen Austria Verlag Holder-Pichler-Tempsky Primo search Pollak, Wolfgang Was halten die Osterreicher von ihrem Deutsch? Austria OGS/ISSS Primo search Rash, Felicity J. German Language in Switzerland Switzerland Peter Lang Primo search Reiher, Ruth Wer spricht das wahre Deutsch? GDR Aufbau Taschenbuch Primo search Russ, Charles V. J. Sprache Kultur Nation Austria German Dept., University of Hull Primo search Russ, Charles V. J. Sprache und Gesellschaft in deutsch-sprachigen Landern SwitzerlandRead: Russ, C.V.J. (1987): Language and society in german-speaking Switzerland. Mutilingualism, diglossia and variation. pp.94-121 Goethe-Institut Primo search Schlosser, Horst Dieter Die deutsche Sprache in der DDR zwischen Stalinismus und Demokratie GDR Verlag Wissenschaft und Politik Primo search Schneider, Hansjakob Hochdeutsch : das kann ich auch Switzerland Peter Lang Primo search Schroeter, Sabina Die Sprache der DDR im Spiegel ihrer Literatur GDR Walter de Gruyter Primo search Schwitalla, Johannes Gesprochenes Deutsch General bibliographyRead: pp.43-39 E. Schmidt Primo search Stevenson, Patrick German-speaking World General bibliography Routledge Primo search Stevenson, Patrick The German Language and the Real World General bibliography edition n.e. Oxf.U.P. Primo search Stickel, Gerhard Deutsche Gegenwartssprache General bibliography Walter de Gruyter Primo search Stickel, Gerhard Varietaten des Deutschen General bibliography W. de Gruyter Primo search Wells, C.J. German General bibliography Oxf.U.P. Primo search Deutsche Sprache http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=deutsche+sprache&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 GDRRead: Bauer, D. (1990): Zwei deutsche Staaten! - Zwei deutsche Sprachen? in Deutsche Sprache 18: 218-240 Jahrbuch fr internationale Germanistik http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=jahrbuch+fur+internationale&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 AustriaSee also article on Austria in Jahrbuch fr internationale Germanistik XX, 1 (1989) Muttersprache http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=muttersprache&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 AustriaRead: Scheuringer, H (1992): Deutsches Volk und deutsche Sprache: Zum Verhaltnis von Deutsch-Sprechen und Deutsche-Sein in der Schweiz und in Osterreich nach 1945. in Muttersprache 102: 218-29 Muttersprache http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=muttersprache&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 GDRRead: Domaschnew, A (1991): Ade, DDR-Deutsch! in Muttersprache 101: 1-12 Muttersprache http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=muttersprache&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 GDRRead: Hellmann, M.W. (1990): DDR-Sprachgebrauch nach der Wende - eine erste Bestandsaufnahme. In Muttersprache 100: 266-86 New German Studies http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=new+german+studies&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 General bibliographyRead: Debus, F. "Zur Entwicklung der deutschen Sprache seit 1945" in New German Studies. Vol. 16. Nr. 3 (1990/91): 173-205 Sprachreport http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=sprachreport&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 General bibliographyRead: Gunther, H. "Falsche Plurale?" in Sprachreport 4/1988: 12-13 (In folder in honours workroom) Sprachreport http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=sprachreport&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 General bibliographyRead: Hass, U. "Sprachpflege - Sprachaufklarung" in Sprachreport 3/1988: 1-2 (In folder in honours workroom) Zeitschrift fr germanistische Linguistik http://www.degruyter.de/rs/384_412_DEU_h.htm GDRRead: Dieckman, W. (1989): Die Untersuchung der deutsch-deutschen Sprachentwicklung als linguistisches Problem. In Zeitschrift fr germanistische Linguistik 17, H.2: 162-81 Zeitschrift fr germanistische Linguistik http://www.degruyter.de/rs/384_412_DEU_h.htm GDRRead: von Polenz, P. (1988): "Binnendeutsch" oder plurizentrische Sprachkultur? Ein Pladoyer fur Normalisierung in der Frage der "nationalen" Varietaten. In Zeitschrift fr germanistische Linguistik, 16: 198-218 Zeitschrift fur Dialektologie und Linguistik http://copac.ac.uk/copac/ SwitzerlandRead: Siebenhaar, B. (1994): Regionale Varianten des Schweizerhochdeutschen. Vol. 61: 31-65 Zeitschrift fur Germanistik http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=zeitschrift+fur+germanistik&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 AustriaRead: Moosmuller, S (1987): Soziophonologische Variation bei osterreichischen Politikern. Zeitschrift fur Germanistik - Vol. 8: 429-39 Zeitschrift fur Germanistik http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=zeitschrift+fur+germanistik&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 SwitzerlandRead: Sieber, P / Sitta, H. (1987): Deutsch in der Schweiz. pp.389-401
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6