Not offered in 1996. 16.7 2nd and 3rd years Nick Evans. 12.5 points of Linguistics at first-year level or Departmental approval. Two lectures and a tutorial a week. By the end of the subject, students should:

• have developed an appreciation of the role of language in Aboriginal Australia, traditionally and today;
• have a general knowledge of the linguistic features which tend to characterise Australian languages, including phonological and grammatical characteristics;
• understand the ways in which social factors affect language structure and use in Aboriginal Australia.

Two lectures and a tutorial a week. The role of language in Aboriginal Australia traditionally and today. Three assignment problems, an essay and a take-home examination, totalling 5,000 words. Preliminary reading: Dixon Languages of Australia