UNSW Handbook Course - Language, Text and Context

Language, Text and Context - LING2400


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: Linguistics
	Contact: Ravelli,Louise
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: LING1000 or LING1500; Excluded: ENGL2503, ENGL2820, LING3903
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)

Description

How does language make meaning? How can we critique and evaluate meanings made in texts? What is the role of ideology and social context in the construction of meaning? We will develop a set of analytical tools which focus on the lexis, grammar, and discourse patterns of a variety of texts from different genres and registers, including literary, academic, media, and everday texts. Explores how language in use constructs social interpretations of our world(s) and positions readers in various ways.

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