175-106 The Linguistics of English

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175-106 The Linguistics of English
Note	Formerly available as 175-005. Students who have completed 175-005 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Availability	1st year
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	Dr Janet Fletcher
Semester	1 (view timetable)
Contact	Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week
Subject Description	This subject is an introduction to the origins and history of English and the structure of English grammar. Students should develop skills for describing and analysing the English language and an understanding of Australian English, accents of English, dialectal and stylistic variation, and pidgins and creoles.
Assessment	Two assignments totalling 2000 words, and a 2-hour examination.
Prescribed Texts	K Burridge & J Mulder, English in Australia and New Zealand: An Introduction to its History, Structure, and Use. OUP.

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