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SPAN 423 — Sociolinguistics

Modern Languages · University of Ghana

In this course, students are introduced to theoretical and methodological concepts of sociolinguistic research (types of linguistic variation, types of variables, the sociolinguistic variable, sampling, types of instruments for the collection of data, types of corpora, etc.), to microsociolinguistic analysis (hypercorrection, markers and indicators, types of linguistic changes, etc.), and to the sociolinguistic variation of Spanish features (phonological, morphosyntactic, discursive.

Credits
2
Level
Level 400
Semester
Semester One

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).