Year
2020
Units
4.5
Contact
2 x 1-hour lectures weekly
Enrolment not permitted
LING2502 has been successfully completed
Course context
Students may not credit both LING1502 and LING2502 towards their degree.
Assessment
Exercises; Class tests.
Topic description
In this topic students will investigate the nature and classification of speech sounds, the international Phonetic Alphabet as relevant to English; writing systems of languages with an important impact on English; the transformation of sounds; foreign words in English; the place of English within the system of related Indo-European languages (and beyond). The question of linguistic influence will be examined through a small case study of the legacy of Latin. No prior knowledge of a language other than English is required or assumed.
Educational aims
The aims of this topic are to:
- expose students to the basic sound processes of language, particularly in the contemporary context of borrowings
- develop student confidence in the use of the more common foreign elements now found in English
Expected learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- identify and explain the nature and classification of speech sounds
- differentiate and contrast linguistic influences within the system of related Indo-European languages
- discriminate contemporary English usage with confidence
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2020 are no longer published.
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