LIN2530

Languages in Contact

(ART)

Michael Clyne

6 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in Linguistics + Prohibition: LIN3530

Synopsis: This subject considers language contact theory and its application in Australia and elsewhere transference and code-switching, bilingualism, language maintenance and shift, language policy, and field work.

Assessment: Written assignment (2500 words): 50% + Class test (2 hours): 40% + Class exercise (500 words): 10%