? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : PPL-3-HL-LI

Detailed introduction to descriptive and theoretical aspects of historical linguistics, covering phonetic, phonological, morphological and syntactic change from a crosslinguistic perspective.

? Pre-requisites : Linguistics 2 (U00577), English Language 2 (EN0003) or equivalent.

? Prohibited combinations : Historical Linguistics (LI0021)

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 09/01/2006 10:00 10:50 Room 1.01, 14 Buccleuch Place

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 10:00 10:50 Central Lecture Wednesday 09:00 10:50 Central Lecture Thursday 10:00 10:50 Central

To know, describe and recognise common types of linguistic change; to understand issues relating to current theories of language change; to accurately describe and analyse primary data; to reason critically; to identify and solve problems; to independently formulate and test hypotheses.

2 takehome written exercises (20%)
1 two hour written examination (80%)

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Annabel Lee Williams
Tel : (0131 6)50 3961
Email : awillia7@ling.ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Ronnie Cann
Tel : (0131 6)51 1839
Email : r.cann@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/