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:
- how sound, structure and meaning work in language
- the key analytical tools used in linguistics (phonetic transcription, syntactic 'tree' diagrams) and the reasons for using them
- how to analyse contemporary English sounds, words, and sentences using linguistic techniques
- foundational concepts in phonetics, phonology, morphology, lexis, syntax, semantics and pragmatics
- systematic approaches required in linguistic study
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- engage with theory and academic practice in linguistics
- 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
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- transcribe English phonetically using the IPA
- demonstrate properties of syntactic phrases and how sentence structure is formed
- isolate and identify sounds in language
- analyse extracts of language to identify how meaning is constructed both by formal properties and contextual factors
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate understanding of elements of theory and the arguments used to support them
- convey ideas in a structured, coherent manner
- abstract and synthesise information, organising the results appropriately
- produce writing in an appropriate genre and to required conventions, including referencing
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 24 |
| Independent Study | 126 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Trask, Robert L. (2007). Language and linguistics: the key concepts. London: Routledge.
Yule, George (2010). The Study of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hudson, Richard (1984). Invitation to Linguistics. Blackwell.
Radford, Andrew, Atkinson, Martin, Britain, David, Clahsen, Harald and Spencer, Andrew (2009). Linguistics: An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hazen, Kirk (2015). An Introduction to Language. Wiley-Blackwell.
Fromkin, Victoria, Rodman, Robert, and Hyams, Nina (2018). An Introduction to Language. Thomson Wadsworth.
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 |
|---|---|
| Assignment | 30% |
| Assignment | 30% |
| Set exercises - non-exam | 40% |
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% |
| Set exercises - non-exam | 40% |
| Assignment | 30% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External