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Language, behaviour and the social mind

Aims

The module aims to expose students to the socio-psychological underpinnings of sociolinguistics, particularly those relating to style, behaviour and social influences. Students will be introduced to methodologies used in social psychology so that they may understand their application to language questions. Lectures cover important historical works in social psychology and sociolinguistics, draw connections between the two, and present modern theoretical and methodological issues facing the field. Students are encouraged to link knowledge they acquire in this module to previous knowledge gained in sociolinguistics, and to be able to formulate their own research proposals and design experimental ways to answer socially informed language issues, such as “Does hearing a female voice influence your opinions on gender issues?”

This module will be capped at 35.

About this module

  • Module name
    Language, behaviour and the social mind
  • Course code
    L58H (LAN00058H)
  • Teachers
    Andrew Euan MacFarlane 
  • Term(s) taught
    Spring-Summer
  • Credits
    20