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Course details
Linguistics & English Language 1 (LASC08015)
Subject Area
Language Sciences
Credits
40
Course level
SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate)
Course description
This course offers an introduction to the study of language in general and to the study of English in particular. The course considers language structure, language variation, English and Scots accents and dialects, language change, the history of English and Scots, how languages can be related to each other, and what makes language special.
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Course delivered by
College of Humanities and Social Science
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
This article was published on Feb 24, 2012