ALM4110 - General Linguistics

Leader: Dr Keith Allan

Offered

Clayton First semester 2007 (Off-campus)
Clayton Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

Introduction to the basic concepts of language and procedures in linguistic analysis. The representation of sound in language (phonetics); the organisation of sounds in languages (phonology); the structure of words (morphology); the organisation of words in sentences (syntax); meaning (semantics); language change (historical linguistics) and the function of language in use (pragmatics).

Assessment

2 take-home assignments (2500 words each): 50%
Take-home test (5000 words equivalent): 50%