Indigenous Languages: Understanding Language Descriptions for Access and Use (AUIL7201)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2024
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Humanities Arts Social Science
School
Languages & Cultures School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
General contact hours 26 Hours/ One Off
Prerequisite
AUIL7200
Assessment methods
Case study report
Practical exercises
Design and share a language resource
Course enquiries
Doctor Samantha Disbray (Semester 2, TP7, St Lucia, Intensive)
Mr Desmond Crump (Semester 2, TP7, St Lucia, Intensive)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2024 (21/10/2024 - 16/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (27/10/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
Language materials and language descriptions are frequently locked away from community members and their language revitalisation efforts, in archives and in technical and reference grammars. This course critically reviews language description and collection and investigates Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Protocols and documentation practices through the lens of Indigenising Linguistics. Students will gain detailed understanding and application of technical language description and analysis of sound patterns, phrase, word and clause structures, and cultural meanings embedded in language.
