文学硕士（凯尔特人和语言学）

该计划为您提供了在全球范围内进行语言学研究的同时，研究凯尔特人世界的语言，文学和文化的机会。<br>凯尔特人<br>在凯尔特人，我们与盖尔语和威尔士语中的中世纪文学传统进行合作在整个欧洲范围内都有广泛的应用，从18世纪至今记录的丰富口述传统，以及盖尔文学18世纪黄金时代的诗歌。我们探索19世纪和20世纪对盖尔文学的回应在说凯尔特语的国家中，社会，文化和语言的快速变化，并与盖尔苏格兰，爱尔兰和威尔士活跃而多样的当代文化场景中出现的写作，歌曲和媒体制作紧密结合。<br> <苏格兰盖尔语苏格兰盖尔语是爱丁堡大学
This joint honours programme gives you the opportunity to develop your social scientific understanding of language while exploring the extraordinarily rich cultures of the<br>At all levels of study on this four-year programme, we offer courses in the languages, literatures, histories, and cultures of the Celtic world.<br><br>You have the option to study Scottish Gaelic and build up to advanced competency in the language.<br><br>A choice of pathways through the programme enables you to develop your own interests in particular areas, periods and disciplines of Celtic studies.<br><br>Our expertise covers:<br><br>Scottish Gaelic from the late Middle Ages to the present, including language policy and revitalisation<br>the medieval literary tradition in Early Irish and Medieval Welsh - the most extensive in the whole of Europe<br>the rich oral tradition recorded from the 18th century to the present day<br>poetry from the 18th century golden age of Gaelic literature<br>19th and 20th century responses to the rapid social, cultural, and linguistic changes in countries where the Celtic languages are spoken<br>the writing, song, and media production emerging from the lively and varied contemporary cultural scene in Gaelic Scotland, Ireland, and Wales<br><br>If you choose to study Scottish Gaelic, it does not matter if you are a complete beginner, we stream our Year 1 classes to suit all levels of prior knowledge or none.<br><br>You can also learn a medieval Celtic language at honours level (Years 3 and 4). Both Old Irish and Middle Welsh are available. For this path, you will study Celtic civilisation and literature in Years 1 and 2, with texts presented in English translation.<br><br>Linguistics examines how language works, describing how sounds, words, sentences and conversations combine to express and create meaning.<br><br>You will also study:<br><br>the uses of language in everyday life<br>the ways in which language varies across society and evolves over time<br>how language is mastered by children<br>As you progress through the programme, you will have the opportunity to plan and test scientific hypotheses about linguistic phenomena using specialist linguistics and phonetics equipment.<br><br>Linguistics courses of particular relevance to students of Celtic cover:<br><br>the speech sounds of the world's languages<br>variation in the languages of the world<br>the structure and history of world languages