Admission requirements
None
Description
The effects of language contact may be important indicators of the linguistic past. In this course, the possibilities and problems of using language contact to reconstruct language prehistory will be explored through selected case studies covering different contact situations, different linguistic domains, and known as well as unknown contact languages. Students will make a presentation and write a paper about a case of language contact of their own choice.
Course objectives
After this course, students will be able to:
Identify several types of prehistoric language contact
Analyse and discuss arguments on language prehistory based on language contact
Critically present a case of inferences on prehistory based on language contact
Timetable
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Course Load
Total course load: 140 hours (5 EC x 28 hours)
Seminars: 12 hours
Preparation seminars: 24 hours
Preparation presentation: 24 hours
Final paper: 80 hours
Assessment method
Presentation during the seminar (20%)
Final paper (80%)
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for:
Announcements and course information
Reading list
No books need to be purchased. Literature will be announced during the course.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available on the website
Contact
Education Administration Office van Wijkplaats
E-mail address Education Administration Office van Wijkplaats: osz-oa-wijkplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl