LG111-4-SP-CO:
Words and Sentences
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2025/26
Language and Linguistics
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 4
Inactive
Monday 12 January 2026
Friday 20 March 2026
15
10 April 2024
Requisites for this module
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This module provides an introduction to key concepts used in the description and analysis of the structure of words, phrases and sentences. We look at word, phrase and sentence structures, drawing on examples from a range of languages. Topics will include the identification of phrases and basic parsing of sentences into parts and their functions, words and word classes, the structure of a sentence and relationships which hold within the clause.
This module presents foundational material for the study of linguistics, employing examples from some of the world's languages. It will also facilitate the development of practical and analytical skills.
The aims of this module are:
- To provide a basic introduction to grammatical description through the investigation of word and sentence structure.
- To begin to develop some of the key analytic skills employed in linguistics.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Identify the category of words and delimit the major phrases in a sentence.
- Have a sound grasp of basic grammatical description.
- Use appropriate descriptive vocabulary in relation to grammatical structures.
- Understand the relationships that hold within the clause.
No additional information available.
The module will be delivered via:
- One 2-hour seminar per week.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Hannah Gibson, email: h.gibson@essex.ac.uk.
Dr. Hannah Gibson
Dr Hannah Gibson, 4.317, 01206 872204, h.gibson@essex.ac.uk
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Mr Conrad Hechter Heyns
Goldsmiths, University of London
Director - Centre for Academic Language and Literacies
Available via Moodle
Of 54 hours, 54 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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