Multilingualism and language contacts

general courses

Knowledge of the Russian language at least B2 level according to CEFR

The objective of the classesis toto familiarize students with the problems of multilingualism and the phenomenon of linguistic contact, deepen their linguistic knowledge, develop the ability to conduct linguistic text analysis and improve students' linguistic competence. The students will get acquainted with the basic concepts related to the phenomenon of multilingualism and linguistic contact. The problem of interference in the process of acquiring of the Russian language by Poles will also be discussed. The course includes discussions of selected problems related to Polish-Russian bilingualism and contacts between Russian and Polish with other languages. The classes will also focus on practical exercises related to the analysis of texts and statements of bilingual people in terms of identifying phenomena occurring in language contact conditions.

The classes include both theory and practice. The objective of the classes is to familiarize students with the problems of multilingualism and the phenomenon of linguistic contact, deepening their linguistic knowledge, developing the ability to conduct linguistic text analysis and increasing language skills of students. Students will get acquainted with the basic concepts related to the phenomenon of multilingualism and linguistic contact. The course discusses selected problems related to Polish-Russian bilingualism and contacts between Russian and Polish with other languages. The problem of interference in the process of acquiring the Russian language by Poles will also be discussed. The classes will also focus on practical exercises related to the analysis of texts and statements of bilingual people with regard to identifying in them phenomena occurring in terms of linguistic contact. Particular attention will be paid to two islands language: Russian dialect of Old Believers in Poland and Polish dialect of Vershina villagers in Siberia.

1. Multilingualism and linguistic contact – basic concepts.

2.Language phenomena resulting from multilingualism. Pidgins, Creole languages.

3. The concept of interference. Loan words and calques. Code switching.

4. Global domination of the English language. English loan words in Polish and Russian.

5. Vanishing languages, ethnicity and identity.

6. Universalism and linguistic relativism.

7. Standard language and dialects

8. Language and identity

9. Language transfer. Interference in the process of acquiring the Russian language by Poles and in the process of acquiring the Polish language by the native East Slavic speakers.

10. Sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic aspects of multilingualism.

11. The Russian dialect of the Old Believers in Poland and the Polish dialect of the inhabitants of the village of Vershina in Siberia as a cultural-linguistic island. The sociolinguistic situation, the results of the influence of the surrounding language, linguistic assimilation.

12. Multilingualism in translation.

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Knowledge

– a student has structured knowledge about the structure of the Polish and Russian language, similarities and differences between them;

– a student has a basic linguistic knowledge,

− a student has a basic knowledge of selected language issues in a comparative, contrastive and intercultural aspect,

– a student knows the basic concepts of socio-, psycho- and ethnolinguistics

– a student knows the basic language phenomena resulting from linguistic contact.

Skills:

– a student is able to list and describe the basic differences between Polish and Russian languages,

− student is able to identify individual linguistic phenomena,

– a student is able to characterize the basic concepts of research on multilingualism and language contact,

– student is able to list, describe and identify phenomena resulting from linguistic contact,

– the student knows how to conduct linguistic analysis of texts and statements,

– a student is able to search information from various sources on the topics discussed.

Social competences:

− a student has a deepened awareness of the level of his or her knowledge and skills, and is able to improve the acquired knowledge and to fill the gaps in it,

− a student is aware of the need for 'Lifelong learning',

− a student has an in-depth awareness of the need to respect different cultures, views and attitudes,

− a student is able to express his or her thoughts accurately and coherently.

Continuous assessment. Attendance check. Test

The student has the right to 2 unexcused absences, each subsequent one requires justification. The lecturer decides on the recognition of absence.

Exceeding excused and unexcused absences by 50% of classes may be grounds to fail the course. The conditions for passing the course on the resit exam are the same as on the ordinary of exam.

If it is not possible to conduct classroom classes, classes will be conducted using distance communication tools, most likely Google Classroom and others recommended by the University of Warsaw.

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