| Lerninhalte |
Language contact and change, and multilingualism as one of their consequences, are not new phenomena. This seminar will consider how individual and societal multilingualism have shaped the development of the English language since the Middle Ages. This includes the analysis of linguistic features but also sociolinguistic issues regarding their use, for example questions of identity construction in multilingual contexts. We will also put the historical developments in context with contemporary analyses and discussions of multilingualism in the English-speaking world. |
