Linguistics BA (Hons)

What will you study on this course? Year 1 You take six modules totalling 120 credits, including the compulsory Linguistics modules below. Compulsory modules: Introduction to Language: how to be a linguist; the different subfields of linguistics; introduce basic linguistic terminology; academic skills. Introduction to Syntax and Morphology: the structure of words and sentences. Introduction to Phonetics & Phonology: the study of sounds and sounds systems. Introduction to Semantics & Pragmatics: the meaning of words and utterances in context. Years 2 and 3 In each of these years you take six 20 credit modules. In the second year some modules will be compulsory, and will include in depth modules e.g. on phonology, syntax, semantics, and bilingualism. In the third year you will have a freer choice of modules, and you will be required to complete a dissertation study on a linguistic topic of your choice as one of your modules. Third year modules can include topics such as: Bilingualism Cognitive Linguistics Language Acquisition Discourse Analysis Welsh Linguistics (English medium) Historical Linguistics Language and Communication Psycholinguistics Teaching English as a Foreign Language (practice and theory) There are also Welsh medium modules available as options in the second and third year. If you take Linguistics as a joint degree, you will take half of your modules from Linguistics and the other half from another School. Module choices may vary from year to year.