Undergraduate Course: Dialectology in the British Isles (LASC10068)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An 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 |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
English Language 2 (LASC08002)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Class Location:
Mondays - 1 George Square (Neuroscience), G.8 Gaddum Lecture Theatre
Wednesdays - David Hume Tower, Faculty Room South |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Warren Maguire
Tel:
Email: W.Maguire@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Stephanie Fong
Tel: (0131 6)51 3733
Email: S.Fong@ed.ac.uk |
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