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175-036 Languages of the World | |
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Note | Formerly available as 175-326. Students who have completed 175-326 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
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 tutorial in the first weeks 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 of its universal characteristics. |
Assessment | Two assignments of 1000 words each and a 2000-word essay. |
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