JAL4140 - Asian Languages in Contact

Leader: Helen Marriott

Offered

Not offered in 2008

Synopsis

Communication in native situations. Japanese and other Asian language contact and language change in an Australian context. Theoretical approaches to studies of languages in contact, including network analysis, transference, code-switching and bilingualism.

Assessment

Essay (5000 words): 60%
Literature review (4000 words): 40%

Contact hours

2 hours (2 seminars) per week