175-417 Structure of Aboriginal Languages | |
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Note | Formerly available as 175-033/317. Students who have completed 175-033 or 175-317 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 3rd and 4th year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Assoc Prof Nick Evans |
Prerequisites | 175-014 Phonetics and 175-015 Syntax, and admission to the postgraduate diploma or honours in linguistics and applied linguistics for fourth-year students. |
Semester | Summer (view timetable) |
Contact | An intensive 30 hours of seminars offered over three weeks in Summer Semester |
Subject Description | This subject is an investigation of the phonological, grammatical and semantic features of Australian Aboriginal languages through the study of a particular language against the background of research on Australian languages generally. Languages studied in previous years have included Kayardild (Qld), Mayali (NT), Yawurru and Nyulnyul (both WA); this year we focus on Ilgar and Iwaidjc, two closely related languages of the Northern Territory. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words for 3rd year, 5000 words for 4th year. |
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