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Course unit, curriculum year 2019–2020
ENYS20
Methods of Variationist Linguistics, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2019–20.10.2019)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2019–31.12.2019)
Course code
ENYS20Language of instruction
EnglishAcademic year
2019–2020Level of study
Advanced studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Juhani KlemolaResponsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Common learning outcomes
International outlook and global responsibility
This course focuses on the methods used in the study of language variation and change. The methods of Labovian sociolinguistics, which form the backbone of most variationist approaches, will be discussed in some detail during the course. We will examine how these methods can be applied to the analysis of a range of research questions in different corpora, such as the Spoken BNC2014 and International Corpus of English –family of corpora.
Learning outcomes
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Participation in teaching
05.09.2019 – 05.12.2019
Active in period 1 (1.8.2019–20.10.2019)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2019–31.12.2019)