English Language MA (Hons)

The English language has a well-recorded history of more than 1,000 years. Its changes can be traced through:<br/><br/><br/>* medieval manuscripts <br/><br/><br/>* text messages<br/><br/><br/>* recordings of spoken English<br/><br/><br/>Using techniques from modern linguistics, you will analyse the structure of written and spoken English and explore how the language has changed in the course of its history. <br/><br/>As well as the study of change in English, we have a strong tradition of investigating variations of the language, including: <br/><br/><br/>* Scots<br/><br/><br/>* distinct dialects of English<br/><br/><br/>* international variations <br/><br/><br/>You will study modern-day English and Scots and identify the similarities and differences between English and other languages.