Not offered in 1996. 16.7 3rd and 4th years Jean Mulder. 175-210/310 Phonetics and Phonology, 211/311 Syntactic Description and Typology. Four hours a week of lectures and practical sessions with a consultant. By the end of the subject, students should:

• be familiar with the main techniques for analysing an unknown language, working from scratch with a native speaker;
• be able to apply these techniques in consultation sessions with an actual speaker;
• develop their skills in identifying and describing the linguistic characteristics of different languages, through detailed work on one language.

Analysis of an unknown language, working from scratch with a native speaker. Practical assignment problems and an analytical paper, totalling 5,000 words.