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Fundamental Concepts in Sociolinguistics

Prof. Om Prakash and Prof. Rajesh Kumar · Gautam Buddha University and IIT Madras

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Lectures

week-01

  1. mod01lec01 - Course Introduction Video
  2. mod01lec02 - Language as a System Video
  3. mod01lec03 - Design Features Video
  4. mod01lec04 - Linguistic Relativity Video
  5. mod01lec05 - Language and Culture Video
  6. mod01lec06 - Language and Gender Video

week-02

  1. mod02lec7 - Behaviourist paradigm in language acuquisition Video
  2. mod02lec8 - Innateness Hypothesis [Generative Paradigm] in Language Acquisition Video
  3. mod02lec9 - Key Concepts in Language Acquisition Lad, Ug, and poverty Stimulus Video
  4. mod02lec10 - Linguistic Competence Video
  5. mod02lec11 - Communicative Competence Video
  6. mod02lec12 - Critical Period Hypothesis Video

week-03

  1. mod03lec13 - Dialects Video
  2. mod03lec14 - Speech Community Video
  3. mod03lec15 - Diglossia Video
  4. mod03lec16 - Systemic Functions of Language Video
  5. mod03lec17 - SPEAKING Model Video
  6. mod03lec18 - Register and Style Video

week-04

  1. mod04lec19 - Bilingualism Part-I Video
  2. mod04lec20 - Bilingualism Part-II Video
  3. mod04lec21 - Code Mixing and Switching Video
  4. mod04lec22 - Language Hybridity Case of Hindi-English Mixing Video
  5. mod04lec23 - Pidgin and Creole Video
  6. mod04lec24 - Creolization Process and birth of a Language Video
  7. mod04lec25 - Mixing and Switching: Creative Outcome of Bi/Multilingual Mind Video

week-05

  1. mod05lec26 - Language Policy and Planning Video
  2. mod05lec27 - Types of Language Planning Video
  3. mod05lec28 - Official Languages of India Video
  4. mod05lec29 - The Process of Standardization Video
  5. mod05lec30 - Three Language Formula Video
  6. mod05lec31 - The Eighth Schedule Video

week-06

  1. mod06lec32 - Mother Tongue Video
  2. mod06lec33 - Linguistic Diversity of India Video
  3. mod06lec34 - Schedule and Non-Schedule Languages Census of India 2011 Video
  4. Multilingualism in India Video
  5. Language and Education Policy Video
  6. English in India Video

week-07

  1. Emergence of Sociolinguistics As An Independent Discipline Video
  2. Language and Variations Video
  3. William Labov Martha's Vineyard Island Study Video
  4. William Labov Social Stratification of English in New York City (1966) Video
  5. Observers Paradox and Sociolinguistic Variable Video
  6. Dell Hymes and His Work Video

week-08

  1. Basil Bernstein and His Work Video
  2. John J. Gumperz and His Work Video
  3. Joshua Fishman and His Work Video
  4. Uriel Weinriech and his work Video
  5. Susan Ervin M Tripp and her work Video
  6. Charlse A Ferguson and his Work Video

week-09

  1. William Bright and his work Video
  2. Allen D Grimshaw and his work Video
  3. MAK Halliday and His Work Video
  4. MAK Halliday and His Work Video
  5. Signific Studies in Language Variation Video

week-10

  1. Indian English Video
  2. Multilingual Societies and Multilingual Discourse Video
  3. Language Endangerment Video
  4. Linguistic Identity and Language Movements Video
  5. Liguistic Identity and language Movements in India Video

week-11

  1. Ferdinand de Saussure and his Influence Video
  2. Saussure's Key Concepts Video
  3. 20th Century Theoretical Developments in Linguistics Video
  4. Varieties of Language Video
  5. Linguistic Landscape Video

week-12

  1. Linguistic Allegiance, Identity, and Socialization in Digital Space Video
  2. Significance of Culture in Language Learning/Teaching Video
  3. Recapitulating Language Acquistion Video
  4. Review and Concluding Remarks Video

Live Session

  1. Live Session 23-08-2024 Video
  2. Live Session 23-08-2024 Video
  3. Live Session 04-10-2023 Video
  4. Live Session 20-08-2021 Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
Gautam Buddha University and IIT Madras
Department
Humanities and Social Sciences
Taught by
Prof. Om Prakash, Prof. Rajesh Kumar
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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