30713 - Sociolinguistics (LM)

Academic Year 2011/2012

  • Docente: Fabio Foresti
  • Credits: 9
  • SSD: L-LIN/01
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in LANGUAGE, SOCIETY AND COMMUNICATION (cod. 0982)

Learning outcomes


Course contents

This course is for students who wish to integrate their knowledge of language by examining the patterns of sociolinguistic research. These are strictly interconnected with a wide variety of methodological and theoretical approaches. Particular attention will be paid to field study techniques and the analysis of linguistic data.

Readings/Bibliography

COURSE 9 CFU (Facoltà di Lingue) and COURSE 12 CFU (Facoltà di Lettere), 60 hours

RESEARCHE'S DIRECTIONS AND APPLICATIONS IN SOCIOLINGUISTICS

G.R.Cardona, Introduzione alla sociolinguistica, Torino, Utet-Università, 2000;
S.Giannini, S.Scaglione (a c. di), Introduzione alla sociolinguistica, Roma, Carocci, 2003 (Parti 1,2) [antologia di testi dei principali sociolinguisti];
C.Bettoni, Usare un'altra lingua. Guida alla pragmatica interculturale. Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2006;
S.Giannini,S.Scaglione (a c. di), Lingue e diritti umani, Roma, Carocci, 2011;
G.Berruto, Sociolinguistica dell'italiano contemporaneo, Roma, Carocci, 2002.

You can buy these books or consulte in the library of the Dip. Studi Linguistici e Orient., via Zamboni 33.

Teaching methods

Active lectures.

Assessment methods

Oral examinations.

Teaching tools

See Testi.

Links to further information

http://INIZIO CORSO:1 FEBBRAIO 2012;MERC.h.17-19 aula IV v.Zamboni 38, GIOV.h.17-19 e VEN.h.9-11,aula I v.Zamboni 38

Office hours

See the website of Fabio Foresti