German Linguistics Paderborn University

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Target group

Bachelor graduates whose degree must include the following skills:

-\tKnowledge of and ability to apply basic principles of structuralist language analysis.
-\tKnowledge of and ability to apply basic principles of text and dialogue analysis.
-\tIn-depth exploration of variation, change and history of language.
-\tIn-depth exploration of language between individuation and social influence.
-\tApplication and reflection of theories, paradigms and methodologies in synchronous and diachronous German Linguistics.
-\tAbility to form linguistic hypotheses following on the principles set out in the literature.

The examination board determines the equivalence of skills.

Annotation

In our Master’s degree programme, language is explored from a cultural and analytical perspective:
the focus is on the German language in terms of its socio-cultural references, functions and specialisations. We examine the role of language in the construction of social reality, its adaptation to and integration within different socio-cultural contexts and communicative situations, as well as its variability, its change and the causes of that change.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Degree that includes the following skills:

- Knowledge of and ability to apply fundamentals of structuralist language analysis.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply fundamentals of text and conversation analysis.
- In-depth examination of language variation, change and history.
- In-depth examination of language between individualisation and social influences.
- Ability to apply and reflect on theories, paradigms and methods in synchronous and diachronic Germanic linguistics.
- Ability to form linguistic hypotheses following the principles formulated in the literature.

Main language

German