Postgraduate Course: Middle English (LASC11063)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Language Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course involves study of aspects of English in the period 1100-1500. Topics will be variably selected from the following:
- study of selected texts from the early and late Middle English periods
- a history of ME orthography
- major aspects of vowel and consonant phonology
- inflectional morphology
- derivational morphology
- aspects of syntax
- regional variation in ME scribal texts |
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
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will:
- have a sound understanding of diachronic change and diatopic variation at all levels of language in the Middle English period
- be able to translate and comment on seen Middle English texts
- be able to progress to independent research on the subject |
Assessment Information
| One extended piece of written work of c. 4,000 words. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Linda Van Bergen
Tel: (0131 6)51 1998
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Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
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