LIN3080

Language Across Time (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Prof Kate Burridge

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: On successfully completing this subject students should be able to: 1. Describe language as a dynamic system of communication. 2. Analyse language data with respect to the evolution of sounds, vocabulary and grammar. 3. Identify the types of change that occur. 4. Discuss the factors responsible for these changes and how they interact. 5. Explain the major processes of language change. 6. Use the methods of comparative reconstruction to build past linguistic systems. 7. Integrate language observation and analysis with corresponding literature in the field.

Assessment: Three written practical assignments (approximately 3,000 words): 70% + One examination (1.5 hour): 30%

Contact Hours: 2 hours (lectures/seminars) per week

Prerequisites: A first year sequence in Linguistics

Prohibitions: LIN2080