Study on an Australian Aboriginal Language (LING3025)

Information valid for Semester 1, 2016

Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

School

Languages & Cultures School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class hours

4 Contact hours

Incompatible

LING2025

Prerequisite

LING1000 + LING1005 and two advanced (second or third) level courses listed in the Major/Double Major in Linguistics

Assessment methods

Assignments, group presentation, take home exam.

Course enquiries

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

Not offered in 2013 This course examines one Australian Aboriginal language in some detail, comparing it with other Australian languages and with English. Topics include the phonology and grammar, the way meaning is encoded, socio-linguistic variation and linguistic behaviour, language change, working with language speakers and historical documents. Both spoken and written language sources are studied. This course may be cancelled if there are fewer than 20 enrolments.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia Intensive Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) St Lucia Intensive Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) St Lucia Intensive Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile