Early and Late Middle English Dialectology (P00791)

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

Text-based study of variation, both regional and temporal, in English between about 1150 and 1500 at the levels of orthography, phonology, morphology, lexis and syntax

Entry Requirements

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 : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 9 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	12:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- increased understanding of the extent of regional and temporal variation in England between 1150 and 1500
- basic understanding of different regional types
- knowledge and understanding of the theoretical underpinning of historical dialectology as it relates to Middle English and first hand observation of some of the problems inherent in the discipline
- basic knowledge and understanding of medieval scribal copying practices and their implications for the linguistic status of the resulting texts
- ability to analyse and localise Middle English texts