LING6018 Languages in Contact
| Offered By | School of Language Studies |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Linguistics |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2012 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
Study of the social situations involving interaction between speakers of different languages, the social processes which result in changes to languages, and the linguistics effects of such interaction. Social situations to include: multilingual societies, immigration, colonisation, trade, cultural hegemony. Socio-linguistics processes of accommodation, code-switching, borrowing (copying) of vocabulary, adaptation of linguistic structure, dialect leveling (koineisation), language shift, creation of new languages through pidginisation and language mixing. Linguistic characteristics resulting from such processes; how to diagnose prehistoric contact-induced language change. Discussion of Pacific, Asian and European language situations, as well as selected areas from other parts of the world. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Graduate students attend joint classes with undergraduates but may expect more rigorous assessment and additional assignment work, tailored to the student's interests. |
| Course Classification(s) | TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses. |
| Areas of Interest | Linguistics and Applied Linguistics |
| Requisite Statement |
At least 12 units (2 courses) in Linguistics. |
| Incompatibility | |
| Recommended Courses |
LING6001 Introduction to the Study of Language, LING6002 Language in Society, or LING6003 Syntax.
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| Programs | Graduate Certificate in Applied Japanese Linguistics, Graduate Certificate in Applied Japanese Linguistics, Master of Linguistics, Master of Applied Linguistics, and Master of Translation |
| Academic Contact | Dr Jennifer Hendriks |
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