Human language is about meaning and communication. It shapes us as individuals and as members of our various social networks and communities. Grammatical structures and functions are fundamental to language, but only for the ways they produce meaning in social context. This unit will introduce you to the relationship of grammar and meaning, through understanding the three functions of language:<br/>1. The ideational function – how we use language to construe our experience of the world around us and inside us.<br/>2. The interpersonal function – how we enact our diverse social relationships through language.<br/>3. The textual function – how we organise our language into coherent text in... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Annabelle Lukin
Prerequisites: LING109(P) or LING110(P) or LING120(P)