Undergraduate Course: Linguistics 1B (LASC08012)
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/L1/ |
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| Course description |
The course will introduce students to topics in sociolinguistics and discourse analysis, historical linguistics, and language acquisition. Areas covered will include variationist sociolinguistics, elementary notions of historical language reconstruction, and first and second language acquisition. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Linguistics 1A (LASC08004)
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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 2, 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 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Lecture Theatre B, David Hume Tower |
| Additional information |
Tutorials on Wednesdays 1000-1050, 1110-1200 or 1210-1300 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will learn
- to appreciate the links between language variation and language change and those between language acquisition and language change;
- to understand aspects of discourse structure and the relevance of social factors in language use;
- to understand the basic principles of historical reconstruction;
- to understand current ideas about how language is acquired by both children and adults (and lost through injury or disease), including some knowledge of the biological substratum. |
Assessment Information
| Coursework (essays and assignments)(50%); 2 hour degree examination (50%). |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Miriam Meyerhoff
Tel: (0131 6)51 1836
Email: Miriam.Meyerhoff@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Stephanie Fong
Tel:
Email: S.Fong@ed.ac.uk |
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