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Semester 2
Gaelic Dialectology (CELT10025)
Course Website
http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/celtic/
Subject
Celtic
College
CAHSS
Credits
20
Normal Year Taken
3
Delivery Session Year
2023/2024
Pre-requisites
Entry to this course is at the discretion of the Course Organiser and will be arranged on a case by case basis by the Visiting Student Office in consultation with the department. Visiting Students are expected to have completed the equivalent of the following courses, at grade B or above: Gaelic 1A (CELT08004) or Gaelic 1B (CELT08005) AND Gaelic 2A (CELT08006) or Gaelic 2B (CELT08007). This course is taught in Gaelic.
Course Summary
This course examines the phenomenon of geographically based linguistic variation in Scottish Gaelic, and also gives some attention to the wider question of a pan-Gaelic dialectal area including Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, and to the implications of modern dialectal patterning for the history of Gaelic. The course will consider (1) questions of definition and theoretical approach, including an introduction to dialectology; (2) scholarship on the Gaelic dialects, including the Linguistic Survey of Scotland; (3) questions of denotation (i.e. phonetic and phonemic representation), including practical training; and (4) research methods, including the assessment of data from Survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland.
Course Description
Assessment Information
Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%
Additional Restrictions
This course cannot be taken alongside Gaelic 1A (CELT08004), Gaelic 1B (CELT08005), Gaelic 2A (CELT08006) or Gaelic 2B (CELT08007).
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