EM007-512 - Introduction to Linguistics

  • 2,784 Standard Tuition Fee
  • 12
    Credit Points
  • 0.125 EFT 
  • 5
    AQF level
  • Category foundational unit
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Exclusions

Prior to 2020, this unit content was delivered under the unit code EM307.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will

A. Know and understand

Demonstrate Foundational knowledge and understanding of language and how it functions.

B. Be able to

1. Describe basic word and sentence structure
2. Outline basic phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic aspects of languages
3. Present Organised evidence-based perspectives on language analysis
 

C. Be in a position to

1. Relating perspectives and skills from ‘Introduction to Linguistics’ to language contexts

Content

Topics include:

1. Morphology 

2. Syntax

3. Basic phonology

4. Orthography issues

5. Basic introduction to semantics, to enable students to appreciate differences in the lexicon of a target language

6. Introduction to discourse and pragmatics to enable students to understand language in a variety of contexts and for a variety of purposes

Set Readings

Prescribed:

Fromkin, V, and others. An Introduction to Language (7th Aust & NZ ed.; South Melbourne: Sengage Learning Australia, 2012).

 

Recommended:

Crystal, D. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics, (6th ed.; Oxford: Blackwell, 2008).

Crystal, D. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (3rd ed.; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010).

O’Grady, W, and others. Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction (2nd UK ed.; Harlow: Pearson Education, 2011).

Reading of language descriptions from publications such as Pacific Linguistics (ANU and Mouton-De Gruyter) and journals such as Oceanic Linguistics (University of Hawai’i) and Language and Linguistics in Melanesia (Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea).