| Continguts |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Detailed comparison of British and American Englishes | History Lexis Syntax Phonetics Orality Social factors |
| Identification of other major varieties | Cockney Estuary North Scottish Irish (North vs. Southern) Canadian Australian South African South Asian African |
| Pidgins and creoles | Theories of development Geographical distribution Main features Gulluh Development of American Black Vernacular |
| Language contact | Diglossia Code-switching Bilingualism in English |
| Social variables | Sex variables Age variables Social stratification |
| Atenció personalitzada |
| Description |
| Individual feedback is given weekly via email (based on work uploaded to Moodle). Individual tutorials will be organized when requested. |
| Avaluació |
| Other comments and second exam session |
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The second exam will be written and will ask about all the contents studied in the course. |
| Fonts d'informació |
| Basic |
Crystal, David, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, 1995, Cambridge University Press
, http://isg.urv.es/sociolinguistics/varieties/, ,
Ethnologue, http://www.ethnologue.com, , |
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A basic reference text, and fun to read. |
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A wealth of information on other topics can be found on the Internet. Students will have to work actively, and critically, with those resourcss. |
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(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation. |
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