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Contemporary English Grammar - LING2551
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: School of Languages and Linguistic Course Outlines
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LING1000 or LING1500
 
 
Excluded: LING2200, LING2550, LING3902
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Introduces the concepts, categories and terminology of English grammar, beginning with the parts of speech and progressing, through phrases and clauses, to the sentence and beyond. While the approach is traditional, it is informed by the work of contemporary grammarians. Applies the analytical methods presented to the analysis of texts representing a range of genres, to issues of 'good' and 'bad' usage, and to the development of writing.


Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
  • Recognise and understand the terminology of contemporary descriptive linguistics, with particular reference to the word categories and grammatical categories of English through a variety of texts taken from a range of different registers, as well as from literature
  • Develop an ability to associate features of grammar with issues of register and style
  • Understand notions as 'good' and 'bad' usage, and historical change in language.

Assessment

  • Assignment 1 - 20%
  • Assignment 2 - 30%
  • Class test - 20%
  • Essay (2000 words) - 30%

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