Dialectology in the British Isles (MSc) (P02859)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-U04194

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).

Shared with UG course U04194 Dialectology in the British Isles

Venue:
Monday - G.01 William Robertson Building
Wednesday - 2.13 Geography Bldg, Old Infirmary

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

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

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
12/01/2009	11:00	12:00	Room G.01, William Robertson Building	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	12:00	Central

Summary of Intended 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