Undergraduate Course: Linguistics: the Science of Language (LLLI07011)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (PPL) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
Linguistics, the scientific study of the human language faculty, is a hugely broad topic, with strong connections to psychology, philosophy, and cognitive science. This course will present an overview of linguistic analysis, including the study of human speech sounds and how they interact, the structure of words, phrases and sentences, and the study of word and sentence meaning. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
¿ Demonstrate an understanding of basic linguistic concepts;
¿ Critically evaluate a range of information from various disparate sources;
¿ Compare the interacting aspects of language study, and consider how these relate to everyday language use.
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Assessment Information
This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
Open Studies 10 credit courses have one assessment. Normally, the assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark, submitted by week 12. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40%. There are a small number of exceptions to this model which are identified in the Studying for Credit Guide. |
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Additional Information
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| Reading list |
Essential
Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., and Hyams, N. 2010. An Introduction to Language: International Edition. London: Wadworth. Matthews, P.H. 2003. Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Recommended
O'Grady, W., Dobrovolsky, M., and Katamba, F. 1997. Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction. London: Longman.
Crystal, D. 2010. The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Language. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr James Mooney
Tel: (0131 6)50 3077
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Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
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