Spring 2019
Meeting:
MW 2:30pm - 4:20pm / CDH 139
SLN:
12220
Section Type:
Seminar
Joint Sections:
SLAVIC 370 A , SLAVIC 570 A , ENGL 478 A
Instructor:
Bojan Belic
"WHAT IS IN A LANGUAGE NAME? THE
CASE OF BOSNIAN, CROATIAN,
MONTENEGRIN, AND SERBIAN"
OFFERED JOINTLY WITH SLAVIC
370/570
EXAMINES DIVERSE PHENOMENA
RELATED TO THE LANGUAGE KNOWN AS
SERBO-CROATIAN, AND TO THE
BOSNIAN, CROATIAN, MONTENEGRIN,
AND SERBIAN LANGUAGES. EXPLORES
CONCEPTS SUCH AS LANGUAGE DEATH,
BIRTH, POLITICS, STANDARDIZATION,
AND CODIFICATION. THE RELATION
BETWEEN DIALECT AND LANGUAGE IS
OBSERVED IN AN ECOLOGY EXHIBITING
ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY.
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):
The course examines the fates of the language known as Serbo-Croatian, on the one hand, and, on the other, of the languages known as Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian. Concepts such as language death and language birth are explored. The relation between the concepts of dialect and language is analyzed. Notions of language politics, language standardization, and language codification in Southeastern Europe are analyzed.
Catalog Description:
Each colloquium examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
April 25, 2024 - 9:50 am