Unit name | Structures and Varieties of German |
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Unit code | GERM20035 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Debbie Pinfold |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of German |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will be taught by Dr Anna Havinga
This unit focuses on techniques and challenges in the description of German language use. The first half of the unit will deal with the description of spoken and written varieties of German. The introduction to linguistic terminology and techniques for the description of pronunciation, grammar, and lexis will be accompanied by practical group-based tasks, which will ensure the students’ understanding of key frameworks in the analysis of language use. The second half of the unit will focus on sociolinguistic aspects of German, discussing reasons for stylistic, social and regional variation as well as language change in German.
Aims:
By the end of the unit successful students will have:
1 x 2 hour seminar per week
One 2000-word essay (50 %) and one two-hour written examination (50 %), each testing ILOs 1 to 5.
Clyne, Michael. 1995. The German language in a changing Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Fagan, Sarah M.B. 2009. German. A Linguistic Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Fox, Anthony. 2005. The Structure of German. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
König, Werner, Stephan Elspaß und Robert Möller. 2015. dtv-Atlas Deutsche Sprache. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag.