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  • Course: Linguistics

                                                                  Course: Linguistics

                                                                      Semester TWO

                                                           Academic year: 2025/2026

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                                                                                               Dr. Haroun Melgani

                                      Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Foreign Languages, Oum El Bouaghi University, Algeria

                                                                                   Email: melgani.haroun@univ-oeb.dz 

                                      CV:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JLkKfgXPhfi32O_SAoq0gpcArMz4WNs9/view?usp=sharing 

        OUTLINE 

    CHAPTER 1 Languages in Contact: Multilingual Societies and Multilingual Discourse 

    Key Concepts 

    Multilingualism as a Societal Phenomenon 

    Competencies and convergence in multilingual societies 

    Language ideologies surrounding multilingualism 

    Linguistic landscapes 

    Language attitudes in multilingual settings 

    Diglossia 

    Domains 

    Language attitudes and ideologies 

    Language learning 

    The statuses of the H and L varieties 

    Extended diglossia and language maintenance 

    Questioning diglossia 

    Multilingual Discourse 

    Metaphorical and situational code-switching 

    Accommodation and audience design 

    The Markedness Model 

    Multilingual identities 

    Chapter Summary 


     CHAPTER 2:   Contact Languages: Structural Consequences of Social Factors 

    Key Concepts 

    Lingua Francas 

    Pidgin and Creole Languages: Definitions 

    Connections between P/C languages and second language acquisition 

    Pidgin and Creole Formation 

    Theories of creole genesis 

    Geographical Distribution 

    Linguistic Characteristics of P/C Languages 

    Phonology, Morphosyntax, and Vocabulary

    From Pidgin to Creole and Beyond 

    Creole continuum?
     Other Contact Varieties: Mixed Languages
                                                                     

    Session Duration: 90 minutes

    Evaluation:
    The teacher evaluates each student’s knowledge and understanding of the course at the end of the instructional unit. Students are expected to answer some questions about concepts and issues related to language and society. It should be noted that 50 % of the Grading system adopted in this course pertains to the TD tests, whereas the other 50 % pertains to the final exams.

    •  Languages in Contact: Multilingual Societies and Multilingual Discourse

    • Contact Languages: Structural Consequences of Social Factors

    • TD TESTS / EXAMS

      Scoring:
       TD tests: 50 % (20 points)
             Attendance: 5 points
             Participation and Discipline: 3 points
             TD Test: 12 points
       Final Exam: 50 % (20 points)