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 175-036 Languages of the World

Note

Formerly available as 175-326/426. Students who have completed 175-326/426 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Prof Peter Austin

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial per week. There will be no tutorials in the first or the middle week of semester

Subject Description

This subject is a survey of the languages of the world from a typological and historical perspective, including an outline of language classifications, current numbers of speakers and language endangerment. The subject encourages students to develop a greater appreciation of the diversity of human language, and also its universal characteristics.

Assessment

Two assignments of 1000 words each and a 2000 word essay.

Prescribed Texts
  • A V Lyovin, An Introduction to the Languages of the World. OUP 1997.
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