Undergraduate Course: Old English (LASC10013)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Language Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course provide analyses of the structure of West-Saxon Old English, and the ways in which the structure of the phonology, morphology, and syntax functioned and changed from pre-Old English to the end of the Old English period. Offering a combination of synchronic and diachronic analyses, the course combines text-based analyses with evaluation of theoretical reconstructions of the language both before and during the textual period of Old English. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Linguistics/Language Sciences courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, students will have acquired detailed knowledge and understanding of:
- the synchronic and diachronic structure of West Saxon Old English;
- the major linguistic developments reconstructable for the various levels of the grammar from pre-Old English to late Old English;
- a variety of linguistic interpretations of the Old English data
textual and source materials for the historical reconstruction of the linguistic systems of earlier English.
Students will be able to:
- analyse 'set' texts from the period;
- formulate the major changes reconstructable for the various levels of the grammar from pre-Old English to late Old English;
- provide derivational histories of forms from pre-Old English to late Old English;
- examine, describe and evaluate Old English data and structure from a synchronic point of view;
- offer critical evaluation of a variety of linguistic interpretations of the Old English data; and more generally have acquired the critical judgement and skills required in:
- assimilating and applying concepts of linguistic analysis to information and data abstracted from texts and from compendia based on texts;
- gathering, handling, organising, analysing and assessing data
- relating data to theory, and critically assessing the validity of theoretical claims in the scholarly literature;
- recognising and solving problems analytically;
- understanding the value of precise observation and rigorous analytical statements;
- investigating the process of interpretation and reconstruction. |
Assessment Information
(1) Coursework providing 50% of the final mark.
(2) A two-hour written examination providing 50% of the final mark. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Anne King
Tel: (0131 6)50 3597
Email: Anne.King@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Stephanie Fong
Tel:
Email: S.Fong@ed.ac.uk |
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