Postgraduate Course: Dialectology in the British Isles (MSc) (LASC11105)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 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). |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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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
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Warren Maguire
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Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
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