York U3A Language and Linguistics
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Welcome to York U3A Language and Linguistics
Time, place and cost
Time: The second Thursday of each month from 2.00- 4.00
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The group normally meets in the Friends' Meeting House, and sometimes we meet in a private city-centre garden. There are occasional email exchanges and discussions between meetings.
Details of meeting venue and format, including any cost of room hire, are circulated to group members by email.
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This group aims to explore all aspects of language and the way we use it, including conversation, language learning, language change, dialects and the language of literature. Members are invited to suggest topics that interest them, and offers to lead sessions are very welcome.
This is not a course covering a set syllabus over a given period, nor is it a foreign language course. Rather, it is an on-going meeting to explore mainly the English language and, while we do sometimes refer to other languages, no linguistic knowledge is assumed.
Possible topics for 2025/26 include: the writings of Jane Austen; endangered languages; writing styles.
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Please contact the leader if you would like to join the group.
Next session
Date: Thursday 11th September
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'Ageing' language