Language Maintenance and Shift in the Kurdish context

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Geoffrey Haig, Baydaa Mustafa

Angaben:

Seminar, ECTS: 8, Studium Generale, Start at April 25th. Please register for the VC course.

Termine:

Do, 10:15 - 11:45, SP17/02.19

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

No special knowledge of Kurdish is required; some familiarity with the Middle Eastern context would be an advantage, though is not essential. Credits can be obtained either through written assignments during the term, or a term paper that is completed during the semester break. Please consult with the instructors for further information

Modules:

BA Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft: (Erweitertes) Aufbaumodul 1, Vertiefungsmodul (seminar or lecture)

MA General Linguistics: core area: module 2, module 3, elective area: module 7 or module 8, PLing 2 (5 ECTS), PLing 3 (5 ECTS).

MA Cultural Studies of the Middle East: PLing 2 (5 ECTS), PLing 3 (5 ECTS).

Registration for the course in FlexNow April 1st to April 30th 2024.

Students are required to enroll in the Virtual Campus for this course by 17th April 2024

This course will start this course in the second week of the semester.

Inhalt:

This seminar explores the dynamics of language maintenance and language shift within the unique context of the Kurdish language. We will uncover the socio-cultural and historical factors shaping the trajectory of the Kurdish language. This seminar will provide a thorough analysis of the challenges faced by the Kurdish language and the reasons for shifting or maintaining the language in different parts of the greater Kurdistan, engaging students in critical discussions, analyzing case studies, and develop a holistic understanding of language dynamics in the Kurdish community.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Pauwels, Anne. 2016. Language maintenance and shift. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Potowski, Kim. 2013. Language maintenance and shift. In Bayley, Robert, Richard Cameron, and Ceil Lucas (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Sociolinguistics. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199744084.013.0016

Fishman, Joshua. 1964. Language maintenance and language shift as fields of inquiry. Linguistics, 9, 32-70.
Gal, Susan. 1996. Language shift. 1. Halbband: Ein internationales Handbuch zeitgenössischer Forschung, edited by Hans Goebl, Peter H. Nelde, Zdeněk Starý and Wolfgang Wölck, Berlin • New York: De Gruyter Mouton, pp. 586-593. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110132649.1.6.586

Languages and Linguistics of the Middle East

Dozent/in:

Geoffrey Haig

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 8, Studium Generale, The course starts on April 16th. Please register on the VC.

Termine:

Di, 10:15 - 11:45, SP17/02.19

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Anrechnung:

BA Nebenfach Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft: Aufbaumodul 1, Vertiefungsmodul

MA General Linguistics: core modules: module 2, module 3, elective modules: module 7 or module 8 (8 ECTS), PLing 1 (5 ECTS)

MA Cultural Studies of the Middle East: PLing 1

Registration for the course in FlexNow April 1st to April 30th 2024.

Inhalt:

This course presents an overview of the linguistic context of today s Middle East. The first part introduces the early history of the region, before introducing the three main language groups currently spoken there: Turkic, Semitic (presented by Prof. Lutz Edzard), and Iranian. We then progress to the present language situation, focussing on language ideologies and language planning in today s nation states, and different kinds of societal bilingualism in selected countries of the region. The second part of the course focusses on the lesser-known (minority) languages of the region, and introduces different empirical approaches to investigating minority languages, focussing on the sub-disciplines of language documentation and sociolinguistics. Students will be required to hold an oral presentation (20 mins.) on a topic to be selected in consultation with the instructor, and to submit a term paper.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Al-Wer, Enam. 2014. Language and gender in the Middle East and North Africa. In: Ehrlich, Susan, Miriam Meyerhoff and Janet Holmes (eds.) The handbook of language, gender, and sexuality. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118584248.ch20 [Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] Haig, Geoffrey. 2017. Western Asia: East Anatolia as a transition zone. In: Hickey, Raymond (ed.) The Cambridge handbook of areal linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 396-423. Haig, Geoffrey and Geoffrey Khan (eds.) 2018. The languages and linguistics of Western Asia. An areal perspective. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. Hetzron, Robert. 2013. The Semitic languages. London: Routledge. Johanson, Lars & Éva Csató (eds.). 2006. The Turkic languages. London: Routledge. Rosenhouse, Judith. 2012. Bilingualism/Multilingualism in the Middle East and North Africa: A Focus on Cross-National and Diglossic Bilingualism/Multilingualism. In: Bhatia, Tej K. and William C. Ritchie (eds.) The handbook of bilingualism and multilingualism (2nd edition). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118332382.ch36 [Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] Thomason, Sarah. 2001. Language contact. An introduction. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Windfuhr, Gernot (ed.). 2009. The Iranian languages. London: Routledge.

Research Colloquium

Dozent/in:

Geoffrey Haig

Angaben:

Kolloquium, ECTS: 8, Start at April 24th. Please register for the VC course.

Termine:

Mi, 16:00 - 18:00, SP17/02.19

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Anrechnung:

MA General linguistics: modul 5

FlexNow registration for the course from April 1st to April 30th, 2024.

Inhalt:

The colloquium is primarily aimed at graduate students (MA and PhD candidates) who are working on a thesis, or are developing their research questions. Students will be expected to present their work, and engage with the other participants and the lecturer in discussions of key concepts in method and theory. Please contact the lecturer via email if you wish to attend, and give an indication of your research interests. The colloquium is also open to interested linguists of all backgrounds who wish to participate in general exchange of ideas, and we may, depending on the programme, also be able to incorporate additional presentations; please check with the lecturer beforehand.