LING2005 Language Change
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Language Studies |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Linguistics |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2011 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
An examination of the ways in which, and the reasons why, languages change. Types of sound change: morphological and syntactic change. Semantic shift. Methods of linguistic reconstruction. Cultural inferences from linguistic reconstruction. |
| Indicative Assessment |
5 analytical assignments (40%), 2,500 word essay (30%) and 2.5 hour examination (30%). |
| Workload |
2 hours of lectures and one hour of tutorial per week |
| Areas of Interest | Linguistics and Applied Linguistics |
| Requisite Statement |
Introduction to the Study of Languages LING1001/2001 and Phonetics: Sounds of the World's Languages LING1010/2010. |
| Prescribed Texts |
Robert McColl Millar. 2007. Trask's Historical Linguistics. 2nd edition. Paperback. Hodder Arnold. |
| Majors/Specialisations | Linguistics |
| Academic Contact | to be advised |
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