BA English Language
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language, covering linguistic theory, language history and contemporary usage across different periods and varieties. The programme includes modules on phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics and sociolinguistics. Students can undertake an overseas exchange for one or two semesters.
Modules
- The Nature of Language
- Introduction to the Structure of Language 1: Phonetics, Phonology & Morphology
- Introduction to Language Structure 2: Syntax, semantics and pragmatics
- Dealing with Data
- Sociolinguistics
- Early English: Texts, Patterns and Varieties
- Phonological Theory
- Syntactic Theory
- Pragmatic Theory
- Phonetics and Phonological Theory
- Monsters, Misery & Miracles: Heroic Life in Old English Poetry
- Experimental Methods in Linguistics
- CHiLD: Current Hypotheses in Language Development
- It's not what you say, it's how you say it: Prosody and intonation
- Experimental Practicum
- Philosophy of Linguistics
- Overseas Exchange (Semester 1)
- Overseas Exchange (Semester 2)