Dialectology in the British Isles (U04194)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-3-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).

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : A pass in English Language 2 or Linguistics 2 This course has a named level 11 version, if you are a Postgraduate Student you must take the PG version.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? 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	13:00			Joint rooms 3.10/3.11 Dugald Stewart Building

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	12:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Joint rooms 3.10/3.11 Dugald Stewart Building

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.