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LING101 Introduction to Linguistics

Updated: 09 November 2006
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Online level Level D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
10 April 2007 11 April 2007 Optional
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions LING 100
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Nicholas J Reid (nreid@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Language is fundamental to most aspects of human life. This unit provides an introductory overview of the basic structural features of language, using data from English and other languages to look at sounds, words, and grammar. It explores and compares 1st and 2nd language learning, touches on varieties of language (dialects, standards, etc) and considers attitudes towards varieties. Finally, it examines the nature of meaning and explores some of the meaning relationships that hold between words. Web access is recommended.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Recommended Material
Optional
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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