This course provides students with the conceptual framework and skills for describing and analysing Modern English. Students will learn to parse simple and complex constructions in English. The topics covered include word classes, the structure of sentences and phrases, clause types, complex sentences and discourse styles. The course will also analyse variations in English through time, and evaluate influences on the structure of English in bilingual/multilingual situations such as Singapore.
| AUs | 3.0 AUs |
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Required first
Structure Of Modern English
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HG2001Morphology & SyntaxHG3021Language ChangeHG3043Malay Linguistics 1 - History & StructureHG3051Corpus LinguisticsHG321Language ChangeHG4030Conversation AnalysisHG4041Theories Of GrammarHG4042How & Why Languages DifferHG4045Field Methods:Structure Of A LanguageHG4046Malay Linguistics 2 - Dialectology & Language ContactHG4051Corpus LinguisticsHG4063Special Topic: Advanced World EnglishesHG4073Morphology At The InterfacesAvailable Indexes
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
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| 930 | 17425 TUT (T1) 0930-1020 Fri LHS-TR+45 Wk2-13 | ||||
| 1000 | |||||
| 1030 | COMMON LEC (LEC1) 1030-1220 Thu LT9 | 17426 TUT (T2) 1030-1120 Fri LHS-TR+45 Wk2-13 | |||
| 1100 | |||||
| 1130 | |||||
| 1200 | |||||
| 1230 | 17427 TUT (T3) 1230-1320 Fri LHS-TR+45 Wk2-13 | ||||
| 1300 | |||||
| 1330 | 17428 TUT (T4) 1330-1420 Fri LHS-TR+45 Wk2-13 | ||||
| 1400 |