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Britain and around the world. Extraterritorial varieties are located within histories of expansion,<br />
colonialism, and globalisation, and considered in relation to the role of English as an international<br />
language. We investigate developments which led to the social and geographic distribution of<br />
certain present day varieties in Britain. Students will apply tools of description for all linguistic levels,<br />
and develop awareness of sociolinguistic aspects of language such as social indexing, attitudes and<br />
standardisation, as well as the relationship between variation and change.<br />
Places may be very limited<br />
ELL 112 Sounds of English<br />
10 Credits AUTUMN<br />
Prerequisite qualifications: None<br />
Teaching hours: Lecture hour Tuesday 3.10-‐4pm, plus 1 workshop session, starting in week 2<br />
(different times are offered to fit in with individual students’ timetables)<br />
Description: This module is an introduction to the sub-‐disciplines of Linguistics known as Phonetics<br />
and Phonology, focusing specifically on the sounds of the English language. It is designed to provide<br />
a solid understanding of how speech sounds are made and how they function in use. The lectures<br />
will present descriptions of English speech sounds and theories to explain their behaviour in a range<br />
of different accents and contexts, and the workshop classes will provide hands-‐on experience in<br />
using and thinking about the sounds of English. The module serves as an essential basis for more<br />
advanced linguistic study.<br />
Places may be limited<br />
ELL 113 Structure of English<br />
10 Credits AUTUMN<br />
Prerequisite qualifications: None<br />
Teaching hours: Lecture hour Thursday 10-‐10.50am, plus 1 seminar group, starting in week 2<br />
(different times are offered to fit in with individual students’ timetables)<br />
Description: This module is an introduction to the syntax of natural languages, focussing on the<br />
syntactic structure of contemporary English. This module is intended as a sister module to the 10-‐<br />
credit 'Sounds of English' module, which runs in parallel. It is designed to provide a firm grounding in<br />
the descriptions of English sentence structure(s), and to introduce students to the main theories and<br />
methods of syntactic argumentation. The lectures will cover major topics in the formal description of<br />
English sentences, while the workshop classes will provide hands-‐on experience in analysing and<br />
thinking about sentence structure. The module serves as an essential basis for more advanced<br />
linguistic study.<br />
Places may be limited<br />
ELL 113 History of English<br />
20 Credits AUTUMN<br />
Prerequisite qualifications: None<br />
Teaching hours:Lecture hours Monday 1.10-‐2pm and Tuesday 2.10-‐3pm, plus 1 seminar group,<br />
starting in week 2 (different times are offered to fit in with individual students’ timetables)<br />
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