16.7 2nd and 3rd years Ilia Pejros. 12.5 points of Linguistics at first-year level or Departmental approval. First semester Two lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week. By the end of the subject, students should:

• understand and be able to identify the ways in which social factors influence language;
• have developed an appreciation of the role of language in society;
• have become familiar with and be able to apply the central techniques of sociolinguistic research.

How social factors influence language, and the role of language in society. Three practical projects and an essay, totalling 5,000 words. Wardhaugh An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. 16.7 2nd and 3rd years Ilia Pejros. 12.5 points of Linguistics at first-year level or Departmental approval. First semester Two lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week. By the end of the subject, students should:

• understand and be able to identify the ways in which social factors influence language;
• have developed an appreciation of the role of language in society;
• have become familiar with and be able to apply the central techniques of sociolinguistic research.

How social factors influence language, and the role of language in society. Three practical projects and an essay, totalling 5,000 words. Wardhaugh An Introduction to Sociolinguistics.