LINGUIST 203

Applied English Grammar


Please note: this is archived course information from 2022 for LINGUIST 203.

Description

Covers the different types of sentences in English, with special attention to the relationship between grammar and meaning, tense, aspect and voice; their roles in texts, such as foregrounding, backgrounding and highlighting information, and introducing new information. Students will be shown how to distinguish standard and non-standard varieties of written English, and how to judge if written sentences are effective, appropriate and grammatical.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline for LINGUIST 203.

Digital Course Outlines are refreshed in November for the following year. Digital Course Outlines for courses to be offered for the first time may be published slightly later.

Availability 2022

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Keith Montgomery

Reading/Texts

Berry, Roger. English Grammar : A Resource Book For Students, 2nd ed. (Routledge, 2018)

Points

LINGUIST 203: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points at Stage I