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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Language Sciences

Undergraduate Course: Dialectology in the British Isles (LASC10068)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryAn introduction to the aims, methods and applications of dialectology in the British Isles (including how and why the dialects of English and Scots have changed).
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed English Language 2 (LASC08002)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
show an understanding of the aims and methods of dialectologists;
understand how results from dialectological surveys are of relevance to other aspects of linguistic enquiry (e.g. historical linguistics and linguistic theory);
conduct a small scale dialectological survey of their own.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Class Location:
Mondays - 1 George Square (Neuroscience), G.8 Gaddum Lecture Theatre
Wednesdays - David Hume Tower, Faculty Room South
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Warren Maguire
Tel:
Email: W.Maguire@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Stephanie Fong
Tel: (0131 6)51 3733
Email: S.Fong@ed.ac.uk
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