- Department: Language and Linguistic Science
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Claire Childs
- Credit value: 10 credits
- Credit level: C
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
- See module specification for other years: 2021-22
This module covers the basics of sociolinguistics, the subdiscipline of linguistics which deals with linguistic variability and the social use of language, as well as the relationship between these and language change.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Autumn Term 2022-23 |
This module covers the basics of sociolinguistics, the subdiscipline of linguistics which deals with linguistic variability and the social use of language, as well as the relationship between these and language change. The aims of this module are:
to give you an awareness of the causes and parameters of variation in language, and the roles of variation in communication
to familiarise you with key concepts, terminology and theories in sociolinguistics, particularly those pertaining to linguistic variation and language change
to introduce the methodologies used to investigate variation
to give you experience in handling data collected from studies of language variation
to give you experience of the kinds of argumentation employed in interpreting empirical data
to allow you to explore how speakers use variation in their own speech to signal social identity, and how they evaluate other speakers identities through their perception of variation
to teach you something of the value of studying variation for the development of linguistic theory
Knowledge outcomes
Behavioural outcomes
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Essay |
N/A | 100 |
None
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Essay |
N/A | 100 |
Students will receive feedback in accordance with the University's Policy on Assessment Feedback Turnaround Time.
Meyerhoff, Miriam. (2011). Introducing Sociolinguistics (2nd edition). London: Routledge.