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ATS3666

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 20 April 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
Organisational UnitLinguistics
OfferedNot offered in 2014
Coordinator(s)Dr Anna Margetts, Dr Simon Musgrave

Notes

Previously coded LIN3070

Synopsis

The unit introduces students to Eastern Austronesian languages and cultures of Indonesia, East Timor and Oceania, covering issues in linguistic structure (morphology, syntax), sociolinguistic, and anthropological linguistics. Students will learn about the linguistic structure of Eastern Austronesian languages as well as the history of the Austronesian language family and the dispersal of the Austronesian people through linguistic, archaeological, anthropological, and genetic evidence. The unit will discuss issues such as language contact (including with neighbouring languages groups of Indonesia and New Guinea), special registers, language endangerment and language socialization.

Outcomes

After successfully completing this unit, students should be able to:

  1. describe and analyse data from Austronesian languages of the Molucas and Oceania,
  2. identify key features of the morphology, syntax and semantics of these languages,
  3. discuss the relationship between languages in this geographical area and identify contact phenomena between them,
  4. use linguistic, archaeological, anthropological, and genetic evidence to evaluate theories of the history of Austronesian languages and of the dispersal of the Austronesian people.

More generally students are expected to develop their abilities to:

  1. use analytic and interpretative skills in dealing with language data
  2. read critically
  3. assess evidence supporting various theories and thereby evaluate these theories
  4. present logical, coherent arguments both orally and in writing.

Assessment

Participation and class presentation: 30%
Written work: 70%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Anna Margetts

Workload requirements

1 two-hour seminar

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Linguistics
Anthropology

Prerequisites

ATS1338 and ATS1339 OR ATS1254 and ATS1255 OR ATS1111 and ATS1112 OR ATS1113 and ATS1114

Prohibitions

ATS2666