Pre-requisite modules
Co-requisite modules
- None
Prohibited combinations
- None
Occurrence | Teaching cycle |
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A | Spring Term 2021-22 to Summer Term 2021-22 |
This module explores the types of variation and change that languages display, and the relationship between language and social factors such as age, gender, class and ethnicity. It introduces methodologies for investigating variation and change, as well as theories of why variability occurs and how languages change.
The specific aims of this module are:
By the end of the module, you will have gained:
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Essay |
N/A | 30 |
Online Exam - 24 hrs (Centrally scheduled) Intermediate Language Variation & Change |
8 hours | 70 |
None
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Online Exam - 24 hrs (Centrally scheduled) Reassessment: Intermediate Language Variation & Change |
8 hours | 100 |
Feedback on formative work
Immediate oral comments on seminar exercises
Oral and written comments on group presentations
Summative assessment and feedback
Two-hour closed examination
Feedback: mark on university scale and subsequent access to script and written comments on it at an appointed time.
Chambers, J. (2nd edition 2003) Sociolinguistic Theory: Linguistic Variation and its Social Significance (Oxford: Blackwell)
Chambers, J.K. & Schilling, Natalie (eds) (2nd edition 2013) Handbook of Language Variation and Change. (Oxford: Blackwell)
Llamas, C., Mullany, L. & Stockwell, P. (eds) (2007) The Routledge Companion to Sociolinguistics. (London: Routledge)
Milroy, L. and Gordon, M. (2003) Sociolinguistics: Method and Interpretation (Oxford: Blackwell)
Wardhaugh, R. (4th edition 2001) An Introduction to Sociolinguistics (Oxford: Blackwell)