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Semester 1
Linguistics and English Language 1A (LASC08022)
Subject
Language Sciences and Linguistics
College
CAHSS
Credits
20
Normal Year Taken
1
Delivery Session Year
2023/2024
Pre-requisites
Visiting students should have completed at least 1 Linguistics course at grade B or above. We will only consider University/College level courses.
Course Summary
This course offers a brief introduction to the study of language in general and of English in particular. The course covers a range of topics in language structure and language variation and change, in addition to the relationship between linguistics and the other human and cognitive sciences. It gives students the opportunity to learn more about accents and dialects of English and Scots and hands-on experience of analysing a wide range of other languages.
Course Description
The course introduces students to the idea of language as an object of enquiry in general and the study of the English language in particular, and provides them with an introduction to the use of appropriate analytical tools. The course covers a range of topics in linguistic structure (sound systems, the structure of words, sentences, and texts), history (language change in general and the development of English and Scots in particular) and variation (accents and dialects, social variation, language in society and language ideologies), in addition to related issues from a wide range of subfields. Students receive training in a range of analysis and argumentation skills, including hands-on analysis of data from a wide range of familiar and unfamiliar languages.
Assessment Information
Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%
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