Study on an Australian Aboriginal Language (LING3025)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2016
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities and Social Sciences
School
Languages & Cultures School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
4 Contact hours
Incompatible
LING2025
Prerequisite
LING1000 + LING1005 and two advanced (second or third) level courses listed in the Major/Double Major in Linguistics
Assessment methods
Assignments, group presentation, take home exam.
Course enquiries
Dr Felicity Meakins
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
Not offered in 2013 This course examines one Australian Aboriginal language in some detail, comparing it with other Australian languages and with English. Topics include the phonology and grammar, the way meaning is encoded, socio-linguistic variation and linguistic behaviour, language change, working with language speakers and historical documents. Both spoken and written language sources are studied. This course may be cancelled if there are fewer than 20 enrolments.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | St Lucia | Intensive | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) | St Lucia | Intensive | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
