Undergraduate Course: Linguistics 1A (LASC08004)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Language Sciences |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/study/undergrad/ |
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| Course description |
Introduction to the study of language. Basic principles and methods of analysing meaning, form and sounds. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Room G.08. William Robertson Building |
| Additional information |
Tutorials on Wednesdays 1000-1050, 1110-1200 or 1210-1300 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will understand and be able to use:
- basic principles of phonetic description and transcription;
- basic principles in describing the sound system of languages;
- basic principles for the description of grammatical structure and the structure of words;
- principles for the systematic study of word and sentence meaning.
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Assessment Information
| Take-home assessment and the December degree exam - each weighted equally. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Peter Ackema
Tel: (0131 6)50 3495
Email: packema@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Stephanie Fong
Tel:
Email: S.Fong@ed.ac.uk |
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