African-American (Vernacular) English is one of the many terms used to describe the general type of English spoken by the greater part of the lower-class, poor, and poorly educated Blacks in the United States. As such, it is probably the main language of communication for well over ten million people. For this reason, but also because it has been credited with an historical development which is closely tied up with the social position of African-Americans - as slaves and later as an economically exploited group subject to urban ghettoization - and because this language offers such excellent chances to look into folk culture - that is, because Black English can provide a picture of language and culture in strong interaction, this subject is both interesting and rewarding.
In the seminar we will deal not only with the central areas of
• the phonology of Black English and
• the syntax of Black English,
but also with the following topics:
• African background: history, culture, language;
• pidgins and creoles and the origin of Black English;
• status of Black English; age-grading;
• vocabulary and paralinguistic features;
• educational problems: schools and non-standard language;
• Black culture: literature, music, street culture.
A literature / reading list will be provided.
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23-ANG-AngPM3 Profilmodul 3: American Studies | PM 3. 1 Language in North America | Studienleistung
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23-ANG-AngPM3_a Profilmodul 3: American Studies | 3.1 Language in North America | Studienleistung
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23-ANG-AngPM5 Profilmodul 5: English Language and Linguistics | 5.3 Language in North America | Studienleistung
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Studieninformation |
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Die verbindlichen Modulbeschreibungen enthalten weitere Informationen, auch zu den "Leistungen" und ihren Anforderungen. Sind mehrere "Leistungsformen" möglich, entscheiden die jeweiligen Lehrenden darüber.
Expectations of what the participants should do:
• complete the regular reading and answer the questions well;
• respond well to the exercises.
For your Studienleistung you are expected to upload [to: Lernraum/Abgabe-Submission] any five of the sets questions on the reading and seven of the exercises. Some of the exercises will be mandatory for everyone; the remainder are free for you to choose from. Always be sure to give your name when you upload your work. Also please note that the work can only be submitted within a fixed time frame.
It is possible to write a module paper within the framework of this seminar.
Zu dieser Veranstaltung existiert ein Lernraum im E-Learning System. Lehrende können dort Materialien zu dieser Lehrveranstaltung bereitstellen: