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LING120: Exploring English
The English language is used in many different ways: to inform, to question, to report, to regulate, to express emotions, to advertise products, to create images, to construct works of literature. Drawing on a view of language as a 'social semiotic', this unit moves from some basic and traditional concepts in English grammar to looking at the grammatical choices users of English make in a variety of contexts, with lectures covering both theory and practice. The theoretical lectures provide an introduction to some basic concepts of, and tools for, a functional approach to grammar and its application to context. The practical lectures, conducted as interactive workshops, invite students to explore the relationship between grammar and meaning in texts—both spoken and written—drawn from many different social contexts.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year (Session Dates: 8 April; 8 May) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Ms Sue Spinks (semester 1), TBA (semester 2) |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Linguistics |
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