LING450 The Design of Language
Updated: 15 November 2006| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||
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| Online level | Level E - Wholly online unit | ||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | ||||||
| Supervised Exam | None | ||||||
| Pre-requisites | candidature in a postgraduate award | ||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||
| Restrictions | LING 100 or 102 | ||||||
| Notes | None | ||||||
| Combined Units | None | ||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Brett Baker (bbaker2@une.edu.au) | ||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit is about how human language works as a system of communication. Students learn the basic analytical concepts and skills needed to understand and describe the internal design of human language in general. They also learn to analyse the sound systems, meanings, word formation and sentence patterns of particular languages. Examples are drawn from English and other languages of Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Web access is required. |
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| 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. |