LING2016 Language in Indigenous Australia
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Language Studies |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Linguistics |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2012 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
Around 300 languages have been used in traditional and modern Australian Indigenous societies. This unit introduces their sounds, words, grammars and use. You'll learn about speech etiquette, specialised codes and respect language, how languages reflect social, cultural and physical environments, along with learning something of a traditional language and a creole. Language-land relations, land rights, and placenames are a focus. We discuss the effect of English on traditional languages: borrowing, language reduction, loss, shift, and the creation of new varieties (e.g. Aboriginal English). We consider policies on language rights, reversing language shift through language revitalisation and bilingual education. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Three exercises (30%), oral presentation (20%), 3,500 word essay (50%) |
| Workload |
26 hours of lectures and 7 tutorials. |
| Areas of Interest | Linguistics and Applied Linguistics |
| Requisite Statement |
12 units of Anthropology, Archaeology, History, Linguistics or Sociology. |
| Incompatibility |
LING2016 Language in Aboriginal Australia |
| Prescribed Texts |
Michael Walsh and Colin Yallop (eds), 2005. Language and Culture in Aboriginal Australia. Aboriginal Studies Press. |
| Majors/Specialisations | Linguistics |
| Academic Contact | Professor Jane Simpson |
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