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THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGHDEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2007/2008
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Scottish Gaelic Dialect Studies (P01931)? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LLC-P-P01931 The Module will involve students in investigation of the Modern Scottish Gaelic dialects, their distribution, inter-relationships and emergence, together with the inter-relationship between dialects and language register. Entry Requirements? Pre-requisites : Approval of the instructor. Subject AreasHome subject areaCeltic, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G) Delivery Information? Normal year taken : Postgraduate ? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2) ? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course aims to provide students with a thorough grounding in Gàidhlig dialectology through a consideration of what distinguishes dialects from one another, and how and why they arise.
Assessment Information
A 2000-3000 word essay, counting as 100% of the final course mark.
Contact and Further InformationThe Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries. Course Secretary Miss Mhairi Bingham Course Organiser Prof William Gillies School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/ College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/ |
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