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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

175-106 English: Its Structure and History

Credit Points:

12.5 1st year

Coordinator:

Jean Mulder

Prerequisite/s:

No special prerequisite. It is not necessary to know a language other than English to study Linguistics.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

Two lectures and a tutorial a week

Subject Description:

An introduction to the origins and history of English, the structure of English grammar, developing skills for describing and analysing the English language, an understanding of Australian English, accents of English, dialectal and stylistic variation, and pidgins and creoles.

Assessment:

Three problem-solving assignments, a 2000-word essay and a take-home examination paper, totalling 4000 words.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Kaplan, English grammar: principles and facts
  • Pyles and Algeo, The origins and development of the English language
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