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LING120 Exploring English
Availability : |
DE1 X2 |
Credit Points |
3 |
Convenor(s) |
Ms Sue Spinks (DE1) |
Unit Web Site |
TBA |
Description
The English language is used in many different ways: to inform, to question, to regulate, to express emotions, to advertise products, to create images, to construct works of literature. Drawing on a view of language as a 'social semiotic', this unit moves from basic English grammar to English at work in a variety of contexts, with lectures covering both theory and practice. The theoretical lectures will explore some basic concepts of a functional approach to grammar and its application to context. The practical lectures will invite students to explore the relationship between grammar and meaning in texts - both spoken and written - drawn from many different social contexts.