School of Letters Department of Humanities Literature Course
English Linguistics & Literature Major
Major (Credit 2)

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English (Seminar III)
English (Seminar III)
Sub Title@ Varieties of English
Visiting Lecturer Thomas BATCHELOR
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2026 FallTerm
weekly Tue2
Ito Classroom
E‰È–Ú (English, English)
Course Overview In this course, we would explore the many diverse ways that gEnglishh is used, from different accents to new varieties, and whole new contact languages that have come out of it. This course would cover linguistic processes that are involved in language contact, which affect the morphology, syntax, phonology and lexicon of a language, with a focus on their effects on English varieties around the world. We would also look at the sociolinguistic and historic circumstances that have led to Englishfs status today as a pluricentric and global lingua franca.
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