Variation in Modern Scots (P01452)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-U02816

The course will focus on variation in Modern Scots phonology, syntax, morphology and lexis. One strand of the course will look at these from the perspective of urban and rural regional variation and the other from that of the social factors (class, network, age, gender and attitudes) influencing variation. This latter part of the course will explore and assess the results of some of the more important sociolinguistic surveys and studies of Modern Scots (such as Macafee's Glasgow survey, Gorlach on lexical loss, Pollner's Livingston study, Hettinga's in Anstruther/ Cellardyke, Menzies' Glasgow study, Johnston's in Morningside and Macaulay's in Ayr). The course will also address basic and general sociolinguistic issues pertaining to Scots (notions of Scots, the status of Scots, attitudinal/ identity issues, Scots in education, dialect contact and standard-lect interfacing).

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Pass in English Language 2 or Linguistics 2

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	16:10	17:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	16:10	17:00	Central
Lecture	Friday	16:10	17:00	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 'Scots' and Scottish 'Standard' English
- analyse and evaluate the results of the more important sociolinguistic and regional studies of Modern Scots
- analyse key linguistic features found in sociolectal and 'traditional' dialectal varieties of Lowland Scotland
- assess how sociolinguistic and 'traditional' dialectal factors interact with the changing linguistic systems which are nowadays associated with Lowland Scotland
- conduct their own research into the varieties of Scots and Scottish English spoken in Lowland Scotland, if they so choose