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LING399: Language as Evidence
Through an understanding of corpus use (or corpus building), language samples, and other forms of empirical linguistic data, this unit integrates the material covered in any Linguistics specialisation, helping students as they approach graduation understand how their program of study fits together. For instance, computer corpora (written, spoken and signed language) provide a rich resource for investigating any aspect of language: as small as the phoneme or as large as whole texts. In this project based unit, students will prepare themselves for either postgraduate studies in linguistics or professions in which collecting language data, and its analysis and investigation are relevant. The unit also shows how language data can complement other forms of linguistic description. This unit will also cover general research principles, the research process, ethical issues in research, defining research questions, data gathering, presentation, analysis and interpretation of data; disseminating research, organising reports, presenting results, effects on practice.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Jan Tent |
| Prerequisites: |
6cp from [(LING210(P) or LING217(P)) or (LING211(P) or LING218(P)) or LING214(P) or PSY238(P) or (LING216(P) or LING219(P)] |
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| NCCW(s): | LING317 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Linguistics |
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