| Course Name | Year | Term | Period | Faculty / Graduate School | All Instructors | Credits |
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| 16093:[2025 Fall]Language and Society (SB) | 2025 | Fall | Fri3 | College Of Social Sciences | MIYAO MARI | 2 |
Campus
Class Venue
Language
Course Outline and Method
This course is an introduction to sociolinguistics, the study of the sociological aspects of language. Students will first learn the fundamental concepts and terminology needed to describe and analyze the structure of language. They will then explore how factors such as geographical areas, social class, ethnicity, context, gender, and governmental policy impact our use of language.
【授業の方法】
本科目は大学設置基準ならびに立命館大学産業社会学部則、立命館大学大学院社会学研究科研究科則において、区分を面接授業とする。詳細な実施方法については、manaba+Rのコースニュース、「授業スケジュール」および「授業実施形態」欄を確認のこと。
Student Attainment Objectives
- develop a habit of observing language use around them
- identify features of a language variety and describe them using linguistic terminology
- critically discuss issues around language use in society
- summarize research findings and report them in English in a comprehensible manner
Recommended Preparatory Course
Course Schedule
| Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) | Theme |
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| Keyword, References and Supplementary Information | |
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| 1. | Introduction |
What is language? |
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| 2. | Structure of language (1) |
Phonetics and phonology: The system of speech sounds |
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| 3. | Structure of language (2) |
Morphology and syntax: Word and sentence formation |
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| 4. | Language and psychology |
Lexical storage, ambiguity resolution, discourse processing |
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| 5. | Regional variation in language |
Accent vs. dialect, variables and variants, World Englishes |
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| 6. | Research project 1 |
Individual research on regional variation in language |
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| 7. | Social variation in language |
Social class, standard vs. non-standard/vernacular varieties |
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| 8. | Language in context |
Pragmatics, speech acts, Cooperative Principle |
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| 9. | Language in the media |
Linguistic features in media texts |
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| 10. | Research project 2 |
Individual research related to the topics in Weeks 7–9 |
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| 11. | Language and gender, language contact, language policy |
Gender preferential speech, Hawai'i Pidgin/Creole English, revitalization of Hawaiian language |
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| 12. | Student presentations (1) |
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| 13. | Student presentations (2) |
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| 14. | Final exam & review |
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Class Format
【+R授業】（第1回授業の一部）1回目の授業までに実施します。詳細については、manaba+Rにて周知します。
Recommendations for Private Study
Grade Evaluation Method
| Kind | Percentage | Grading Criteria etc. |
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| Final Examination (Written) | ||
| Report Examination (A report to be submitted by the unified deadline) |
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| Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment (Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class) |
100 | Attendance: 14%
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Grade Evaluation Method （Note）
Plagiarism is never allowed. Stealing from reference literature or other materials, direct copying of reports and essays that another person wrote, and/or copying from the Internet is not acceptable. Plagiarism is a clear violation to the right of the copyright holder, and RU will take strict disciplinary action for serious offenses.
言うまでもないことですが、盗用・盗作は許されません。参考文献やその他の参考となる資料から行なうことはもちろんのこと、友人等が作成したレポート・小論文の盗用・盗作・書き写しをしたり、インターネットからコピー・ペーストしたりすることも許されません。盗用・盗作行為は、著作権者に対する明らかな権利の侵害となるため、本学では悪質なものについて、懲戒の対象としています。
Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods
Textbooks
Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）
Reference Books
Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）
Web Pages for Reference
How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)
Other Comments
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