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THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGHDEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2005/2006
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Comparative Historical Linguistics (U00530)? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-3-CHL-LI Detailed introduction to comparative historical linguistics, covering: current and traditional views of internal and comparative reconstruction; Indo-European phonology and morphology; and issues and concepts in historical linguistic classification (language families, including macro-families). Entry Requirements? Pre-requisites : Linguistics 2 (U00577), English Language 2 (EN0003) or equivalent. ? Prohibited combinations : Comparative Historical Linguistics (LI0028) Subject AreasHome subject areaLanguage Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I) Delivery Information? Normal year taken : 3rd year ? Delivery Period : Not being delivered ? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To know, describe and recognise common processes of historical linguistic reconstruction; to understand current and traditional issues relating to these; to accurately describe and analyse primary data; to reason critically; to identify and solve problems; to independently formulate and test hypotheses.
Assessment Information
2 takehome written exercises (20%)
1 two hour written examination (80%) Exam times
Contact and Further InformationThe Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries. Course Secretary Mrs Annabel Lee Williams Course Organiser Dr Ronnie Cann School Website : http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/ College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/ |
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