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LNGS7505: Structure and Function of Language
2025 unit information
This unit will focus on a functional approach to language, including its words, structures and sounds. The course considers linguistic resources for mapping reality, enacting interpersonal relations and managing information flow, alongside the expression of grammar as sound (phonetics, phonology, rhythm and intonation) or script.
Unit details and rules
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| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Linguistics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand the distinctive nature of a functional perspective as applied to the study of grammar and phonology
- LO2. acquire basic grammar and phonology analysis skills, including argumentation motivated decisions about competing alternatives
- LO3. begin to understand how to use linguistic analysis to distinguish texts from different social contexts
- LO4. undertake collaborative text analysis projects with peers
- LO5. begin to understand the ways in which phonology and grammar enact social values and identities.
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