Historical Sociolinguistics
Course, Master's level, 5NS268
Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024, Flexible, 50%, Distance learning, English
- Location
- Flexible
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- Distance learning
- Number of mandatory on-campus meetings
- 0
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 11 November 2024–19 January 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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120 credits including 60 credits in a linguistic subject. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Selection
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Higher education credits (maximum 285 credits)
- Fees
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If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 12,500
- Total tuition fee: SEK 12,500
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2024
- Application code
- UU-55649
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 28 October 2024–10 November 2024
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
The course provides an overview of research and central theories in the field of historical sociolinguistics and discusses linguistic variation as well as the social significance of language in a historical perspective. Central elements of the course are language in society, multilingualism, language and community, language and spatiality, literacy and the emergence of linguistic standards. The course deals with different methods for the analysis of language usage in history and introduces Digital Humanities research infrastructures and methods. The course is not limited to the history of a particular language. No proficiency is required in any particular language other than English.
Reading list
No reading list found.
Contact
- Study counselling
- studievagledningen@nordiska.uu.se
- +46 18 471 12 84