Module descriptions

Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics A

Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics B

Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology A

Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology B

Introduction to Generative Grammar A

Introduction to Generative Grammar B

Core Issues in Linguistics

Introduction to Children's Language Development

Meaning core area (NB: not all courses are taught every year)

• Pragmatic Theory
• Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics (to be replaced by Semantic Theory from 2017/18)

Pronunciation core area

• Intermediate Phonetics and Phonology A
• Intermediate Phonetics and Phonology B

Sentence Structure core area

• Intermediate Generative Grammar A
• Intermediate Generative Grammar B

Long Essay/Project

Meaning core area

• Issues in Pragmatics
• Semantic-Pragmatic Development
• Advanced Semantic Theory
• Advanced Semantic Theory B
  

Pronunciation Core Area

• Advanced Phonological Theory A
• Advanced Phonological Theory B
• Phonetic Theory

Sentence Structure Core Area

• Readings in Syntax
• Current Issues in Syntax

Neurolinguistics

Animal Communication and Human Language

Morphology

Sociolinguistics

Psycholinguistics: Stages in Normal Language Development

Linguistics of Sign Languages

Stuttering

Students in the second and final year can also take options outside Linguistics, including:

• Courses in the Faculty of Life Sciences
• Courses in the Language Centre
• Courses in Management
• Courses in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (have a look at the relevant departmental webpages)
• Courses in the Faculty of Laws
• Courses in the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (have a look at the relevant departmental pages)
• Courses in the Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences (have a look at the relevant departmental webpages)