Undergraduate Course: History of Linguistics (LASC10096)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The history of enquiry into language as practised within the discipline of linguistics, with due attention to relevant epistemological and methodological issues. |
| Course description |
Linguistics as an institutionalised discipline can look back on a history of around two hundred years. In this relatively short time span the discipline has played host to a variety of conceptions of human language and different approaches to its study. This course surveys key ideas that have shaped linguistics as a discipline and the debates surrounding them. The aim is to understand the background of linguistics as currently practised, along with how it has come to be situated where it is with respect to related sciences. The course is structured around the question of how linguists have responded to the diversity of the world¿s languages.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Linguistics/Language Sciences courses at grade B or above. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understanding the background of modern linguistic research
- Deeper perspective on relevant epistemological issues
- Ability to situate theoretical approaches in their historical context
- Contrasting and reconciling a wide range of approaches to language
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof John Joseph
Tel: (0131 6)50 3497
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Course secretary | Miss Chloe Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)50 9870
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