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| Old Course Code | Subject Area | Catalogue Number | Long Title | Units | Description |
| EL101 | LING | 1000 | Introduction to Linguistics: Sentence Structure and Meaning | 2 | Introduction to general linguistics: no previous knowledge of subject is assumed. |
| EL102 | LING | 1005 | Introduction to Linguistics: Word Structure and Sound Patterns | 2 | Study of basic concepts in descriptive linguistics, with English as main language of exemplification. No previous knowledge of subject is assumed. |
| EL103 | LING | 1010 | English Through Time & Space | 2 | Introduction to the history & spread of English, from its origins in Britain to its current status as a major world language, noting the changes in English over time & the many new varieties that have developed across the globe. No previous knowledge of s |
| EL201 | LING | 2005 | Speech Production & Perception | 2 | Acoustic phonetics — speech analysis & synthesis. Training in phonetic skills. |
| EL203 | LING | 2010 | Phonology | 2 | Classical & generative approaches to description of sound structures of languages. Concepts & problems in phonological analysis; generative phonology & some current issues in phonological theory. |
| EL208 | LING | 2035 | Language & Social Identity | 2 | Language & social context. Study of descriptive & theoretical aspects of social & regional variation in language. |
| EL210 | LING | 2045 | Generative Syntax | 2 | Introduction to generative grammar; main focus will be on theories of Noam Chomsky & their application to English. |
| EL211 | LING | 2000 | Linguistic Semantics | 2 | Study of meaning in language. Topics covered include: different types of meaning; entailment, implicature, presupposition; reference & predication, speech acts; word meaning, lexical structure & sense relations. |
| EL216 | LING | 2025 | Australian Aboriginal Languages | 2 | Analysis of phonological, morphological, syntactic & lexical semantic structures of an Australian Aboriginal language in light of some current issues in linguistic theory. |
| EL217 | LING | 2030 | Cognitive Linguistics | 2 | Discussion of recent work in cognitive grammar, focusing on role of conceptual processes in interpretation of language. |
| EL218 | LING | 2015 | Linguistics in Education | 2 | Examination of different roles which descriptive & theoretical linguistics can play in such areas of education as primary & secondary school English & second & foreign language teaching. |
| EL220 | LING | 2040 | Morphology: The Structure of Words | 2 | Centres around comparison of word structure in a wide variety of the world’s languages. |
| EL222 | LING | 2020 | Linguistics & Literacy | 2 | Examines research on reading and writing processes, with a special focus on language factors, and a consideration of teaching implications. |
| EL306 | LING | 3100 | Special Linguistics Research Topic A | 2 | No prescribed syllabus or formal teaching. In consultation with coordinator, students choose topic or topics to be studied under direction of supervisor. |
| EL307 | LING | 3101 | Special Linguistics Research Topic B | 2 | No prescribed syllabus or formal teaching. In consultation with coordinator, students choose topic or topics to be studied under direction of supervisor. |
| EL403 | LING | 6090 | Research Methods & Dissertation | 8 | Study of research methods in linguistics & a supervised research essay of 15,000 words exploring a significant issue in the area of Linguistics. Students commencing course in Semester 1 enrol in LING6090; students commencing in Semester 2 enrol in LING60 |
| EL403 | LING | 6091 | Research Methods & Dissertation | 8 | Study of research methods in linguistics & a supervised research essay of 15,000 words exploring a significant issue in the area of Linguistics. Students commencing course in Semester 1 enrol in LING6090; students commencing in Semester 2 enrol in LING60 |
| EL411 | LING | 6025 | Advanced Topics in Aboriginal Languages & Linguistics | 2 | |
| EL412 | LING | 6015 | Advanced Topics in Linguistics in Education | 2 | |
| EL413 | LING | 6040 | Advanced Topics in Morphology | 2 | |
| EL414 | LING | 6005 | Advanced Topics in Phonetics | 2 | |
| EL415 | LING | 6010 | Advanced Topics in Phonology | 2 | |
| EL417 | LING | 6000 | Advanced Topics in Semantics | 2 | |
| EL418 | LING | 6035 | Advanced Topics in Sociolinguistics | 2 | |
| EL419 | LING | 6045 | Advanced Topics in Syntax | 2 | |
| EL428 | LING | 6050 | Advanced Research Topic A | 2 | |
| EL429 | LING | 6055 | Advanced Research Topic B | 2 | |
| EL701 | LING | 6110 | English: History, Change & Variation | 2 | Provides overview of historical development of English from Anglo-Saxon to present day. Particular focus on development of different varieties of English around the world. |
| EL705 | LING | 6100 | Foundations of Syntax & Semantics | 2 | Introduction to principles of structural linguistics focusing on syntactic structure & meaning. |
| EL707 | LING | 6105 | Foundations of Morphology & Phonology | 2 | Introduction to principles of structural linguistics focusing on word formation & sound patterns. |
| EL709 | LING | 7115 | Educational Linguistics | 2 | Range & type of linguistic knowledge needed in language education. Focuses on teaching of mother-tongue English, but also aspects of Modern Language Curriculum. |
| EL710 | LING | 6115 | Special Topics in Linguistics A | 2 | No prescribed syllabus. In consultation with coordinator, students choose topic or topics to be studied under direction of supervisor. |
| EL711 | LING | 6120 | Special Topics in Linguistics B | 2 | No prescribed syllabus. In consultation with coordinator, students choose topic or topics to be studied under direction of supervisor. |
| EL810 | LING | 7150 | Special Topics in Linguistics C | 2 | No prescribed syllabus. In consultation with coordinator, students choose topic or topics to be studied under direction of supervisor. |
| EL811 | LING | 7155 | Special Topics in Linguistics D | 2 | No prescribed syllabus. In consultation with coordinator, students choose topic or topics to be studied under direction of supervisor. |
| EL823 | LING | 7105 | Issues in Phonetics | 2 | Explores topics in experimental phonetics & laboratory phonology relevant to applied linguistics. |
| EL824 | LING | 7135 | Sociolinguistics Perspectives on Communication | 2 | Sociolinguistic methodologies in areas of variation theory & ethnography of communication, publishing on relation between linguistic aspects of textural structure (phonology, grammatical, semantic feature) & social context of textural production & interpr |
| EL837 | LING | 7120 | Literacy: The Language Factor | 2 | Overview of Linguistic factors involved in reading and writing processes, looking at written language development from childhood beginnings to advanced adult skills. Principal focus is on English but reference to other languages is included. |
| EL870 | LING | 7110 | Issues in Phonology | 2 | Classical & generative approaches to description of sound patterns of languages. Concepts & problems in phonological analysis. |
| EL871 | LING | 7130 | Issues in Cognitive Linguistics | 2 | Discussion of recent work in cognitive grammar, focusing on role of conceptual processes in interpreting of language. |
| EL872 | LING | 7145 | Topics in Generative Syntax | 2 | In-depth investigation to conceptual & formal properties of contemporary theories of generative grammar. |
| EL873 | LING | 7100 | Topics in Semantics | 2 | In-depth introduction of study of meaning in language. Focus on formal & analytical approaches to lexical & sentence level semantics. |
| EL875 | LING | 7125 | Study of an Aboriginal Language | 2 | In-depth study of one Aboriginal language based on secondary sources. Focus on phonological, morphological, syntactic & semantic structures of the language & includes sociolinguistic practices. |
| EL876 | LING | 7140 | Linguistic Typology & Morphological Theory | 2 | Examines comparison of word structure in a wide variety of languages, involving a discussion of the place of morphology within the architecture of grammar. |
| EL880 (sem 2 start) | LING | 7190 | Dissertation | 8 | Dissertation 15,000-20,000 words in an area of Linguistics. Semester 2 commencement only. |