Northern Englishes (P00184)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-NEEL

The course aims to provide students with the opportunity to investigate key characteristics of the linguistic varieties of English as spoken in the North of England, both in terms of their claim to be recognised as separate Englishes, and in terms of the putative, and perhaps developing construct 'General Northern'. This will involve an engagement with attempts to define 'the North' more generally, and with the issues of sociolinguistic identity involved in speakers' conscious and unconscious choices as to how they should speak. The course's key aim in this respect, however, will be to consider how these factors interact with the (changing) linguistic systems which are associated with these areas. The fundamental aim will be to discuss the 'non-standard' phonological and morphosyntactic features of these varieties in the detail that they deserve.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : None

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	15:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	15:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Friday	15:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
-explain the issues involved in the definition of the 'linguistic north';
-analyse key linguistic features found in the varieties of Northern English;
-describe the issues involved in the recognition of a 'General Northern' quasi-standard;
-conduct their own research into the varieties of English spoken in northern England, if they so choose

Assessment Information

Students will be assessed by means of one extended piece of written work (of c. 4,000). This will be either a discursive essay on one of the general topics covered in the course, or a detailed description of a linguistic feature of one or more of the varieties discussed, which may, where appropriate, involve a small piece of fieldwork.