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Language Sciences

SCQF Level 08 (9 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
LASC08016 A Brief Introduction to Language Not delivered this year 20
LASC08017 SV1 LEL2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English Semester 1 20
LASC08018 SV1 LEL2B: Phonetic Analysis and Empirical Methods Semester 1 20
LASC08019 SV1 LEL2C: English in Time and Space Semester 2 20
LASC08020 SV1 LEL2D: Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories Semester 2 20
LASC08021 SV1 LEL2E: Structure and History of European Languages Semester 2 20
LASC08015 Linguistics & English Language 1 Not delivered this year 40
LASC08022 SV1 Linguistics and English Language 1A Semester 1 20
LASC08023 SV1 Linguistics and English Language 1B Semester 2 20

SCQF Level 10 (63 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
LASC10106 Celtic Linguistics Not delivered this year 20
LASC10077 SV1 Child Bilingualism: Language and Cognition Semester 2 20
LASC10107 SV1 Cognitive Linguistics Semester 1 20
LASC10081 Computational Phonology Not delivered this year 20
LASC10079 SV1 Computer Programming for Speech and Language Processing Semester 1 20
LASC10055 Corpus Linguistics Not delivered this year 20
LASC10070 SV1 Current Issues in Morphology Semester 2 20
LASC10089 SV1 Current Issues in Phonology Semester 2 20
LASC10069 SV1 Current Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics Semester 2 20
LASC10071 SV1 Current Issues in Syntax Semester 2 20
LASC10068 Dialectology in the British Isles Not delivered this year 20
LASC10085 Dialects of English in Britain and Ireland Not delivered this year 20
LASC10063 SS1 Dissertation Completion following Study Abroad Full Year 20
LASC10060 SS1 Dissertation Preparation Abroad Full Year 20
LASC10024 SS1 Dissertation in Language Sciences Full Year 40
LASC10080 Early Germanic Dialects Not delivered this year 20
LASC10017 SV1 English Historical Syntax Semester 2 20
LASC10007 English Word-Formation Not delivered this year 20
LASC10045 English grammar: a cognitive account Not delivered this year 20
LASC10087 Experimental Pragmatics Not delivered this year 20
LASC10066 Figurative Language Not delivered this year 20
LASC10029 SV1 First Language Acquisition (Honours) Semester 1 20
LASC10056 SV1 Global Englishes Semester 1 20
LASC10021 SV1 Historical Linguistics Semester 2 20
LASC10046 SV1 Historical Phonology Semester 2 20
LASC10096 SV1 History of Linguistics Semester 2 20
LASC10098 History of Scots Not delivered this year 20
LASC10105 SV1 Language Contact and the History of English Semester 1 20
LASC10095 SV1 Language Pathology Semester 2 20
LASC10102 SV1 Language Variation and Change Semester 2 20
LASC10076 Language, Politics and Identity Not delivered this year 20
LASC10011 Lexical Semantics Not delivered this year 20
LASC10050 SV1 Linguistic Fieldwork and Language Description Semester 2 20
LASC10094 Methods in Dialectology Not delivered this year 20
LASC10009 SV1 Middle English Semester 1 20
LASC10086 Morphology Not delivered this year 20
LASC10031 SV1 Origins and Evolution of Language (Hons) Semester 1 20
LASC10090 SV1 Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology Semester 1 20
LASC10088 SV1 Phonological Theory Semester 1 20
LASC10083 SV1 Phonological Theory and English Phonology Semester 1 20
LASC10067 Pragmatics Not delivered this year 20
LASC10035 SV1 Psycholinguistics Semester 1 20
LASC10049 SV1 Reading Old English Semester 1 20
LASC10103 SS1 Research Ethics Training in Linguistics & English Language Flexible 0
LASC10072 SV1 Scots and Scottish English Semester 2 20
LASC10030 SV1 Second Language Acquisition (Honours) Semester 2 20
LASC10093 Sign Language Linguistics Not delivered this year 20
LASC10018 SV1 Simulating Language Semester 2 20
LASC10002 SV1 Sociolinguistics Semester 1 20
LASC10101 SV1 Special Topics in Phonetics Semester 2 20
LASC10061 SV1 Speech Processing (Hons) Semester 1 20
LASC10104 SV1 Speech Production and Perception Semester 2 20
LASC10062 SV1 Speech Synthesis Semester 2 20
LASC10033 SV1 Statistics and Experimental Design Semester 1 20
LASC10108 SV1 Stylistics Semester 2 20
LASC10065 Syntactic Theory and English Syntax Not delivered this year 20
LASC10084 SV1 Syntax: Theory and Practice Semester 1 20
LASC10091 The Grammar of Variation Not delivered this year 20
LASC10078 The Sociolinguistics of Bilingualism Not delivered this year 20
LASC10059 SS1 Third-year Project in Language Sciences Full Year 40
LASC10100 SV1 Universals of Language Semester 1 20
LASC10073 SS1 Year Abroad Work for Degrees in Modern European Languages and Linguistics or English Language Full Year 40
LASC10099 SS1 Year Abroad Work for Degrees in Modern European Languages and Linguistics or English Language with dissertation Full Year 20

SCQF Level 11 (83 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
LASC11101 SV1 Applied Linguistics & Language Teaching Semester 2 20
LASC11153 Celtic Linguistics Not delivered this year 20
LASC11114 SS1 Child Bilingualism: Language and Cognition Semester 2 10
LASC11155 SV1 Cognitive Linguistics Semester 1 20
LASC11096 SV1 Computer Programming for Speech and Language Processing Semester 1 10
LASC11078 Corpus Linguistics (MSc) Not delivered this year 20
LASC11073 SV1 Current Issues in Language Evolution Semester 2 10
LASC11102 SV1 Current Issues in Morphology (MSc) Semester 2 20
LASC11123 SS1 Current Issues in Phonology Semester 2 20
LASC11103 SV1 Current Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics (MSc) Semester 2 20
LASC11104 SV1 Current Issues in Syntax (MSc) Semester 2 20
LASC11134 SS1 Developmental Language Disorders Semester 2 10
LASC11010 SV1 Diachronic Linguistics Semester 2 20
LASC11117 Dialects of English in Britain and Ireland Not delivered this year 20
LASC11009 SV1 Discourse Studies Semester 2 20
LASC11037 SV1 Dissertation (MSc in Speech and Language Processing) Full Year 60
LASC11074 SV1 Dissertation (MScR, English Language) Full Year 180
LASC11075 SV1 Dissertation (MScR, Linguistics) Full Year 180
LASC11135 SS1 Dissertation in Linguistics Full Year 60
LASC11136 SS1 Dissertation in Phonetics Full Year 60
LASC11082 SV1 Dissertation with Coursework(MScR, English Language) Full Year 140
LASC11081 SV1 Dissertation with Coursework(MScR, Linguistics) Full Year 140
LASC11036 SV1 Dissertation: MSc in Applied Linguistics Full Year 60
LASC11035 SV1 Dissertation: MSc in Developmental Linguistics Full Year 60
LASC11033 SV1 Dissertation: MSc in Evolution of Language and Cognition Full Year 60
LASC11116 Early Germanic Dialects Not delivered this year 20
LASC11057 SV1 English Historical Syntax Semester 2 20
LASC11092 English Word-Formation Not delivered this year 20
LASC11054 English grammar: a cognitive account Not delivered this year 20
LASC11013 SV1 First Language Acquisition Semester 1 20
LASC11006 Foundations of Evolution Not delivered this year 10
LASC11079 SS1 Global Englishes (MSc) Semester 1 20
LASC11150 SS1 Guided Research in Morphology Full Year 20
LASC11151 SS1 Guided Research in Phonology Full Year 20
LASC11146 SS1 Guided Research in Semantics Full Year 20
LASC11149 SS1 Guided Research in Syntax Full Year 20
LASC11053 SV1 Historical Phonology Semester 2 20
LASC11129 SS1 History of Linguistics Semester 2 20
LASC11130 History of Scots Not delivered this year 20
LASC11121 SS1 History of the English Language Semester 2 10
LASC11093 SV1 Introduction to Discourse Analysis Semester 1 10
LASC11091 SS1 Introduction to Language Research Full Year 10
LASC11132 Introduction to Morphology (S2) Not delivered this year 10
LASC11089 SV1 Introduction to Phonology Semester 1 10
LASC11031 SV1 Introduction to Phonology and Phonetics Semester 1 10
LASC11143 SS1 Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics Semester 1 10
LASC11085 SV1 Introduction to Syntax Semester 1 10
LASC11028 SV1 Issues in Applied Linguistics Semester 1 10
LASC11154 SV1 Language Contact and the History of English Semester 1 20
LASC11124 SS1 Language Evolution in the Lab Semester 2 10
LASC11141 SS1 Language Variation and Change MSc Semester 2 20
LASC11008 Language and Identity in Bilingual Settings Not delivered this year 20
LASC11055 Lexical Semantics Not delivered this year 20
LASC11061 SV1 Linguistic Fieldwork and Language Description Semester 2 20
LASC11144 SS1 Linguistic Research Skills Full Year 20
LASC11133 Methods in Dialectology Not delivered this year 20
LASC11063 SV1 Middle English Semester 1 20
LASC11112 SV1 Origins and Evolution of Language Semester 1 20
LASC11125 SS1 Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology Semester 1 10
LASC11137 SS1 Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology MSc (20 Credits) Semester 1 20
LASC11148 SS1 Phonological Theory Semester 1 20
LASC11147 SS1 Phonological Theory and English Phonology Semester 1 20
LASC11122 Phylogenetic Analysis of Language Not delivered this year 10
LASC11032 SV1 Postgraduate Dissertation in English Language Full Year 60
LASC11097 Pragmatics (MSc) Not delivered this year 20
LASC11038 SV1 Psycholinguistics Semester 1 20
LASC11015 SV1 Psychology of Language Learning Semester 1 10
LASC11058 SV1 Reading Old English Semester 1 20
LASC11145 SS1 Research Ethics Training in Linguistics and English Language Flexible 0
LASC11127 SS1 Research Methods in Developmental Linguistics Semester 2 10
LASC11106 SV1 Scots and Scottish English (MSc) Semester 2 20
LASC11014 SV1 Second Language Acquisition Semester 2 20
LASC11113 SS1 Simulating Language Semester 2 20
LASC11152 SS1 Sociolinguistic Research Design Semester 1 10
LASC11140 SS1 Special Topics in Phonetics MSc Semester 2 10
LASC11001 SV1 Special Topics in Sociolinguistics Semester 2 20
LASC11065 SV1 Speech Processing Semester 1 10
LASC11142 SS1 Speech Production and Perception MSc (10 Credits) Semester 2 10
LASC11138 SS1 Speech Production and Perception MSc (20 Credits) Semester 2 20
LASC11062 SV1 Speech Synthesis Semester 2 10
LASC11156 SV1 Stylistics Semester 2 20
LASC11139 SS1 Universals of Language MSc Semester 1 20
PHIL11189 Philosophy of Linguistics Not delivered this year 20
Key
Available to all students - SV
Not available to visiting students - SS
Part-year visiting students only - VV
 
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