Postgraduate Course: Middle English (LASC11063)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Language Sciences |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course involves study of aspects of English in the period 1100-1500. Topics will be variably selected from the following:
- study of selected texts from the early and late Middle English periods
- a history of ME orthography
- major aspects of vowel and consonant phonology
- inflectional morphology
- derivational morphology
- aspects of syntax
- regional variation in ME scribal texts |
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 | 11.01 David Hume Tower | 1-11 | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | 11.01 David Hume Tower | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | Central | Lecture | 11.01 David Hume Tower | 1-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 14:50, Zone: Central. 11.01 David Hume Tower |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will:
- have a sound understanding of diachronic change and diatopic variation at all levels of language in the Middle English period
- be able to translate and comment on seen Middle English texts
- be able to progress to independent research on the subject |
Assessment Information
| One extended piece of written work of c. 4,000 words. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Linda Van Bergen
Tel: (0131 6)51 1998
Email: l.vanbergen@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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