Accents of English

Dozent/in:

Ole Schützler

Angaben:

Seminar/Hauptseminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 8

Termine:

Di, 10:00 - 12:00, U2/02.30
In the second week of term, MA students as well as BA/Lehramt students in their Vertiefungsmodul are expected to take part in an introduction to research methods (unless they have already participated in the Übung “Methods and Theories in Linguistics”). Thus, these participants are required to reserve the following times and dates: Mo, 16 April 2018, 8–10 h OR 10–12 h OR 12–14 h AND Thu, 19 April 2018, 10–16 h OR Fri, 20 April 2018, 8–14 h. To coordinate course dates and times, please register for the following Virtual Campus course by 12 April at the latest and take part in the survey you will find there: https://vc.uni-bamberg.de/moodle/course/view.php?id=26997. You will receive notice of the time slots you have been allotted on 13 April.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

General organization
1. Modules:

BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Vertiefungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)
LA GY modularisiert: Vertiefungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)
LA GY modularisiert: Wahlpflichtmodul Englische Sprachwissenschaft bei Kombination mit dem Fach Russisch Seminar (6 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Master Module English Linguistics: Seminar (8 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Profile Module English Linguistics I-VI: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Consolidation Module English Linguistics I-IV: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
Erweiterungsbereich Anglistik/Amerikanistik im Rahmen anderer MA: Master Module or Profile Module I or III English Linguistics: Seminar (8 ECTS)
Erasmus and other visiting students: Seminar (max. 8 ECTS)

2. Registration and Deregistration:

Registration via FlexNow from 19 March 2018, 10:00h, to 12 April 2018, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 19 March 2018, 10:00h, to 30 April 2018, 23:59h.

For students transferring to the University of Bamberg, for Erasmus students and for those who need the credit to register for their upcoming final exams a few places will be reserved. If the course is fully booked please contact the lecturer personally.

3. Requirements for successful completion of the course:

4 ECTS: regular active participation in class + oral presentation
5/6/8 ECTS in MA English and American Studies Consolidation Module English Linguistics I/II/III: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + oral exam
5 ECTS in other programmes or modules: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + assignment of 2500-3500 words
6 ECTS: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + seminar paper of 3000-4000 words
8 ECTS BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik Vertiefungsmodul: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + seminar paper of 3500-4500 words
8 ECTS in other programmes or modules, and visiting students: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + seminar paper of 4500-6000 words

4. Language of instruction:

English

5. Prerequisites

Participants must have passed the Introduction to English Linguistics and English Phonetics & Phonology.

Inhalt:

This seminar is concerned with the sound system of the English language and its variation across different accents. Participants will gain knowledge of different accents and develop skills and terminology necessary for the description and comparison of accents and for the critical reading of empirical accent studies. Main aspects that are covered include

• The description and classification of vowels and consonants and the comparison of vowel and consonant systems
• (Socio)phonetic and (socio)phonological variation and change
• The acoustic analysis of vowels
• A discussion of major regional or national L1 accents of English, e.g. Southern Standard British (a.k.a. ‘RP’), Northern British, Scottish, Irish, North American, Australian
• Selected historical sound changes as far as they are responsible for major differences between present-day accents
• A discussion of selected L2 accents of English, e.g. Nigerian English, Indian English or Hong Kong English
• Discussions of empirical investigations of present-day sociolinguistic variation (and change) in accents of English

Empfohlene Literatur:

Collins, Beverley & Inger M. Mees. 2008. Practical phonetics and phonology. London: Routledge.
Cruttenden, Alan. 2014. Gimson’s Pronunciation of English. London: Hodder Education.
Ladefoged, Peter & Sandra F. Disner. 2012. Vowels and consonants. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Roach, Peter, Jane Setter & John Esling (eds.) 2011. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Wells, John C. 1982. Accents of English. 3 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Wells, John C. 2008. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Harlow: Longman.
Relevant chapters from vols. 1–4 of Varieties of English. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, ed. by Bernd Kortmann & Clive Upton [vol. 1], Edgar Schneider [vol. 2], Kate Burridge & Bernd Kortmann [vol. 3] and Rajend Mesthrie [vol. 4].
Relevant chapters from Reed, Marnie & John M. Levis (eds.). 2015. The Handbook of English Pronunciation. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.

English Phonetics and Phonology F

Dozent/in:

Ole Schützler

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2

Termine:

Do, 12:00 - 14:00, MG2/01.02
Einzeltermin am 12.7.2018, 12:00 - 14:00, U5/02.18

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

General organization

1. Modules:
Lehramt GY modularisiert: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
Lehramt RS modularisiert: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
Lehramt GS/MS modularisiert: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
European Joint Master's Degree in English and American Studies: Compulsory Subject English Linguistics Mastermodul Übung (2 ECTS)
Erasmus/Visiting Students: Übung (2 ECTS)
B.Sc. BWL mit DWPF Englisch: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
Magister, Lehramt nicht-modularisiert, Diplom: Grundstudium

2. Prerequisites:
Enrolment

3. Registration and Deregistration:

Registration via FlexNow from 19 March 2018, 10:00h, to 12 April 2018, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 19 March 2018, 10:00h, to 30 April 2018, 23:59h.

Students who register for more than one course will lose their right to participate in any one of the courses. Multiple registration is allowed for the waiting list only.

The number of participants is limited to 15.

For students moving to Bamberg from other universities, ERASMUS students and those who urgently need the credit, a limited number of places will be reserved for late registration. In case of overbooking, please contact the lecturer concerning your admission to the course.

4. Requirements for successful completion of the course:
2 ECTS: regular active participation in class + final exam

5. Language of instruction:
English

Inhalt:

This course is concerned with central aspects of phonetics and basic phonological concepts. It will provide a description and classification of speech sounds together with a discussion of all English vowels, semi-vowels and consonants. Particular attention will be paid to the problems German learners have with English pronunciation. Students will learn to use the IPA system to transcribe English texts, including the use of strong and weak forms, lexical and syntactic stress. Core readings and texts for transcription will be made available on the Virtual Campus after each session.

Empfohlene Literatur:

• Daniel Jones, English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge 2006 (17th edition), Introduction, pp. v-xxi.
• Ingo Plag et al. Introduction to English Linguistics. Berlin 2007, Chapter 1-2, pp. 1-64.

The English Language in Scotland

Dozent/in:

Ole Schützler

Angaben:

Vorlesung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 4, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale

Termine:

Do, 16:00 - 17:30, U5/00.24

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Anmeldung über FlexNow vom 19.03.2018, 10:00 Uhr bis zum 12.04.2018, 23:59 Uhr.
Abmeldung über FlexNow vom 19.03.2018, 10:00 Uhr bis zum 30.04.2018, 23:59 Uhr.

1. Modules:
Lehramt GY modularisiert: Vertiefungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
Lehramt RS modularisiert: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
Lehramt GS/MS modularisiert: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Freie Erweiterung (2 or 4 ECTS)
BA Studium Generale (2 or 4 ECTS; pass/fail)
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Vertiefungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft Variante 2 (= für zweites Hauptfach, d.h. Bachelorarbeit nicht in Anglistik/Amerikanistik) (2 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Mastermodule in English Linguistics (2 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Profile Module in English Linguistics (2 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Consolidation Module in English Linguistics (2 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Restricted Electives in English Linguistics (2 ECTS)
European Joint Master's Degree in English and American Studies: Mastermodule in English Linguistics(2 ECTS)
European Joint Master's Degree in English and American Studies: Restricted Electives Profile Module in English Linguistics(4 ECTS)
European Joint Master's Degree in English and American Studies: Consolidation Module in English Linguistics (2 ECTS)
M.Sc. Wirtschaftspädagogik, Studienrichtung II: Aufbaumodul Englische Sprachwissenschaft (2 ECTS)
Erasmus and other visiting students: 2 or 4 ECTS
Magister, Lehrämter nicht-modularisiert, Diplom

2. Prerequisites:
Participants should have passed the Introduction to English Linguistics and English Phonetics & Phonology.

Informationen für Studierende des Bacherlorstudiengangs "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft":
Die Veranstaltung kann für Studierende des Bacherlorstudiengangs "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft" als Vorlesung (2 ECTS) für das Aufbaumodul 1 „Sprache und Gesellschaft“ eingebracht werden. In diesem Fall muss die FlexNow-Lehrveranstaltungsanmeldung, wie auch die FlexNow-Prüfungsanmeldung über den FlexNow-Zugang "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft" erfolgen.

Inhalt:

In the relatively confined space of Scotland, mainly three languages co-exist, interact, and influence (or have influenced) each other: (i) Scottish Gaelic, the number of whose speakers has decreased dramatically, but which is still an official and strongly supported language of Scotland with an influence on the variety of English spoken in the Highlands; (ii) Scots, which developed out of a northern branch of Old English, functions as a present-day non-standard dialect of English with unique characteristics at all linguistic levels, and is also quite strongly resurgent in literary genres and popular culture; and (iii) Scottish Standard English (SSE), which is popularly described as Standard English spoken with a Scottish accent – a definition that is beginning to be questioned and modified, however.

The following topics will be discussed in this lecture:

• Scottish topography and history and the ways in which they shaped the linguistic landscape over the centuries, resulting in the present-day situation
• Problems involved in the notions of language and dialect as exemplified in the changing roles of English and Scots in Scotland
• The most important characteristics of Scottish English / Scots in pronunciation, grammar and lexicon
• Some influential empirical studies into (mainly urban) varieties of English in present-day Scotland
• Highland English
• Scottish English / Scots in literary works
• Scottish place and family names

Empfohlene Literatur:

Corbett, John, J. Derrick McClure & Jane Stuart-Smith (eds.). 2003. The Edinburgh Companion to Scots. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Jones, Charles. 2002. The English Language in Scotland: An Introduction to Scots. East Linton: Tuckwell Press.
Miller, Jim. 2008. Scottish English: morphology and syntax. In Kortmann, Bernd & Clive Upton, eds. Varieties of English. Vol.1: The British Isles. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 299–327.
Stuart-Smith, Jane. 2008. Scottish English: phonology. In Kortmann, Bernd & Clive Upton, eds. Varieties of English. Vol.1: The British Isles. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 48–70.