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Literary Linguistics – (M.A.)
University of Birmingham
Department of English
| Application Deadline: | None, but early application advised | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,313 - ≈ € 14,088 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Birmingham
Literary Linguistics is central to the study and understanding of literature and the media in contemporary cultures, themselves profoundly dependent on information, communication and text.
This programme explores the design and effects of literary texts, using linguistic analysis and principles. You consider the role of grammar, context and genre, and the challenges of literary translation and of narrative adaptations from novel to film. You will also look at three exciting new trends: multimodal analysis, cognitive stylistics and corpus stylistics. Ultimately, you will be able to better understand the multiplicity of communicative decisions involved in great writing.
Contents
This programme is of value to those with an interest in the technique of a particular writer or the grammar of a particular genre of writing; to teachers of A level courses with an English Language component; or to anyone interested in a systematic, graduate-level exploration of the linguistic bases of literary expression.
Programme content
The programme chiefly comprises a Literary Linguistics core course and one option course in term one, selections from a range of literary and/or linguistic option courses in term two, and a supervised dissertation of 12,000-words undertaken in term three.
Options include:
* Hallidayan Grammar
* American Literature
* Caribbean Literature
* Narrative Analysis of Fiction and Film
* Discourse Analysis
* Translation Studies
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
We welcome applications from candidates with a good Honours degree in English, or its equivalent, to work for PhD or MPhil degrees in all the principal areas of English Literature and Modern English Language.
* IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band.
* TOEFL 580 Paper- based test / 237 Computer-based test.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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