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Archived Curricula Guide 2009–2011
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ENGFA3D Language Variation and Change in Present-Day English 3 ECTS
Organised by
English Philology
Corresponding course units in the curriculum
School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies
Curricula 2007 – 2009

Learning outcomes

To introduce students to language variation and change in modern English.

Contents

Aspects of social, regional and stylistic variation in English, and also the kinds of change that may take place in a language over time, focusing on examples taken from present-day English.

Teaching language

English

Modes of study

Alternatively: an examination on the books specified under Study materials.

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

Coursework: texts and questions provided each week.

Required reading for the book exam: Bauer, Laurie (1994). Watching English Change (chapters 2,3, and 4); Trudgill, Peter (2000). Sociolinguistics. 4th edition.

Belongs to following study modules

School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies
Intermediate Studies (English Philology)
School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies
2010–2011
Teaching
Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.
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