Undergraduate Course: History of Scots (LASC10098)
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 | The course examines the emergence, structure and status of Scots from its earliest beginnings to c.1900. |
| Course description |
The course will study the emergence, structure and status of Scots from its earliest beginnings to c.1900. For each major stage in the language's development, the course will: (i) survey the socio-historical context; (ii) identify the major structural changes; (iii) consider theories of linguistic change. Students will additionally learn to read and analyse selected Older and early Modern Scots texts and to interpret Scottish place-names and other commonly-used Scottish terms.
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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. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 27,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
169 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Mid-term assignment (short-answer) - 40%
UG final essay - 60%
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| Feedback |
Ongoing feedback to students during lectures and seminars;
Advice on assessed coursework throughout the course;
Detailed marker comments on assessed coursework;
A Q&A session on essay topics |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Comment on linguistic features of texts from Early, early Middle, late Middle and early Modern Scots
- Describe diachronic developments at all levels of language in the history of Scots
- Identify key figures and events in the history of the Scots language and explain their impact
- Comment on linguistic features of texts from Early, early Middle, late Middle and early Modern Scots
- Comment on linguistic features of texts from Early, early Middle, late Middle and early Modern Scots
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Reading List
Görlach, M. 2002. A Textual History of Scots. Heidelberg: C. Winter.
Jones, C. (ed.) 1997. The Edinburgh History of the Scots Language. Edinburgh: EdinburghUniversity Press.
Macafee, C. & ¿A.J. Aitken. 2002. A History of Scots to 1700. [Online at: www.dsl.ac.uk/about-scots/history-of-scots/]
McColl Millar, R. 2020. A Sociolinguistic History of Scotland. Edinburgh: EUP.
McColl Millar, R. 2023. A History of the Scots Language. Oxford: OUP.
Smith, J. 2012. Older Scots: A Linguistic Reader. Scottish Text Society: Edinburgh. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Lisa Gotthard
Tel:
Email: l.gotthard@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Susan Hermiston
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
Email: Susan.Hermiston@ed.ac.uk |
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