Module Identifier EL10410  
Module Title LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY 2  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Dr Winifred V Davies  
Semester Semester 2  
Other staff Professor David A Trotter  
Pre-Requisite EL10310  
Assessment Semester Exam   2 Hours   70%  
  Semester Assessment   Continuous Assessment: Essay (1,500 words)   30%  

Learning outcomes

This module builds on EL10310 and the learning outcomes are similar. The students' knowledge of issues in contemporary sociolinguistics will be extended.

Brief description

This module follows on from EL10310, and normally only students who have completed that module successfully will be allowed to take this second module.

This module will continue the study of the link between social factors and linguistic usage and will include topics such as Language and Nation, the development of English in its socio-historical context, and the spread of English in the Celtic countries.

The course will be taught in Semester 2 by means of one lecture per week and three seminars per semester.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Background
J. Aitchison. (2000) Language Change: Progress or Decay?. 3rd. Fontana
J. Holmes. (1992) An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Longman
D. Leith. (1997) A Social History of English. 2nd. Routledge & Kegan
P. Trudgill. (2000) Sociolinguistics. 4th. Penguin
R Wardhaugh. (1998) An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. 3rd. Blackwell