This course explores the intersection of language and society. We'll delve into how language shapes and is shaped by various social factors such as culture, identity, gender, and communication patterns within communities or within the same community.
Sociolinguistics uncovers the rich tapestry of human communication. You will be concerned with learning different concepts such as: c
ode Mixing, code switching, and borrowing. Additionaly, language variation in society, including pidgins and pidginisation creoles and creolization, and lingua franca. Different language forms in society will be also highlighted, such as monolingualism, bilingualism, multilingualism, and diglossia. All in all, by the end of the course you will develop a theoretical knowledge about the discipline.
