Last modified: 19 Sep 2024 08:16
Language change is an absolute reality. It happens to real people in real contexts. This course will provide you with an advanced but practical sense of the mechanisms by which language changes. A strong Sociolinguistic element will also give you the opportunity to perceive how change is brought about by processes connected to class, gender and ethnicity.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course expects little more from you at the beginning than curiosity and some basic knowledge of linguistics. By the end of the course, however, you will have an advanced understanding of the mechanisms of Historical Linguistics, coupled with the greater insight we can gain through the application of Sociolinguistic ideas to this understanding, since this introduces variables such as class, gender and ethnicity into your analysis.
You will ‘get your hands dirty’ with data in the exercise.
While most exemplification of change will be derived from English and related languages, we will also be considering other language families, including Na-Dené, Bantu and Polynesian.
The course will be assessed in a range of ways which will suit your particular skills.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided through TurnItIn |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | By the end of the course, students will be able to apply their understanding of the principles of Historical Linguistics to practical analysis. |
| Conceptual | Apply | By the end of the course, students will be able to perceive their understanding of the principles of Historical Linguistics through the lens of Sociolinguistics. |
| Conceptual | Understand | By the end of the course, students will have an advanced understanding of the principles of Historical Linguistics. |
| Reflection | Apply | By the end of the course, students will be able to apply their understanding of Historical Linguistics and its Sociolinguistic critique to an understanding of prejudice, equality and inequality. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 17 | Feedback Weeks | 18 | |
| Feedback |
Duration: 15 min Feedback will be provided through TurnItIn, soon after the presentation |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | By the end of the course, students will be able to apply their understanding of the principles of Historical Linguistics to practical analysis. |
| Conceptual | Apply | By the end of the course, students will be able to perceive their understanding of the principles of Historical Linguistics through the lens of Sociolinguistics. |
| Conceptual | Understand | By the end of the course, students will have an advanced understanding of the principles of Historical Linguistics. |
| Reflection | Apply | By the end of the course, students will be able to apply their understanding of Historical Linguistics and its Sociolinguistic critique to an understanding of prejudice, equality and inequality. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 18 | Feedback Weeks | 21 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided via. TurnItIn |
Word Count | 2500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | By the end of the course, students will be able to apply their understanding of the principles of Historical Linguistics to practical analysis. |
| Conceptual | Apply | By the end of the course, students will be able to perceive their understanding of the principles of Historical Linguistics through the lens of Sociolinguistics. |
| Conceptual | Understand | By the end of the course, students will have an advanced understanding of the principles of Historical Linguistics. |
| Reflection | Apply | By the end of the course, students will be able to apply their understanding of Historical Linguistics and its Sociolinguistic critique to an understanding of prejudice, equality and inequality. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 13 | Feedback Weeks | 16 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided via. TurnItIn |
Word Count | 1500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | By the end of the course, students will be able to apply their understanding of the principles of Historical Linguistics to practical analysis. |
| Conceptual | Understand | By the end of the course, students will have an advanced understanding of the principles of Historical Linguistics. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 44 | Feedback Weeks | 45 | |
| Feedback | Word Count | 3750 | ||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | By the end of the course, students will have an advanced understanding of the principles of Historical Linguistics. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | By the end of the course, students will be able to apply their understanding of the principles of Historical Linguistics to practical analysis. |
| Conceptual | Apply | By the end of the course, students will be able to perceive their understanding of the principles of Historical Linguistics through the lens of Sociolinguistics. |
| Reflection | Apply | By the end of the course, students will be able to apply their understanding of Historical Linguistics and its Sociolinguistic critique to an understanding of prejudice, equality and inequality. |
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