English Language (MA)Q302

English Language involves the study of change in English. At Edinburgh, we have a strong tradition of investigating variations of the language, including: Scotsdistinct dialects of Englishinternational variations The English language has a well-recorded history of more than 1,000 years. Its changes can be traced through: medieval manuscriptstext messagesrecordings of spoken English Using techniques from modern linguistics, you will: analyse the structure of written and spoken Englishexplore how the English language has changed over timelearn to identify the similarities and differences between English and other languages You can also study modern-day varieties of English and Scots.