Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- systematic approaches required in linguistic study
- foundational concepts in phonetics, phonology, morphology, lexis, syntax, semantics and pragmatics
- how sound, structure and meaning work in language
- how to analyse contemporary English sounds, words, and sentences using linguistic techniques
- the key analytical tools used in linguistics (phonetic transcription, syntactic 'tree' diagrams) and the reasons for using them
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- analyse extracts of language to identify how meaning is constructed both by formal properties and contextual factors
- transcribe English phonetically using the IPA
- isolate and identify sounds in language
- demonstrate properties of syntactic phrases and how sentence structure is formed
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- analyse and present linguistic data
- define, present and exemplify concepts in linguistics, applying them to linguistic data from English in the first instance
- critically appreciate some key concepts in linguistics
- engage with theory and academic practice in linguistics
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- convey ideas in a structured, coherent manner
- demonstrate understanding of elements of theory and the arguments used to support them
- produce writing in an appropriate genre and to required conventions, including referencing
- abstract and synthesise information, organising the results appropriately
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 126 |
| Teaching | 24 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Fromkin, Victoria, Rodman, Robert, and Hyams, Nina (2018). An Introduction to Language. Thomson Wadsworth.
Hazen, Kirk (2015). An Introduction to Language. Wiley-Blackwell.
Yule, George (2010). The Study of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Radford, Andrew, Atkinson, Martin, Britain, David, Clahsen, Harald and Spencer, Andrew (2009). Linguistics: An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Trask, Robert L. (2007). Language and linguistics: the key concepts. London: Routledge.
Hudson, Richard (1984). Invitation to Linguistics. Blackwell.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Assignment | 30% |
| Timed Assignment | 40% |
| Assignment | 30% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Set exercises - non-exam | 40% |
| Assignment | 30% |
| Assignment | 30% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Assignment | 30% |
| Assignment | 30% |
| Set exercises - non-exam | 40% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External