UNSW Handbook Course - The Structure of Language

The Structure of Language - LING1000


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: Linguistics
	Course Outline: See below
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

An introduction to general linguistics, focusing on the traditional core areas of language structure (phonology, morphology, grammar and semantics) and on the acquisition of language. This course is particularly recommended not only for those interested in the nature and structure of the English language, but also for those studying ESL or a foreign language.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students should be able to describe and explain the most salient aspects of language structure. More specifically, students should be able to:

Apply the techniques of phonology to transcription and data analysis
Recognise the morphemic structure of words
Represent syntactic structures
Explain semantic concepts and distinctions
Recognise the relevance of the above to issues in first and second language acquisition.

Assessment

Assignment 1 - 20%
Test 1 - 20%
Test 2 - 20%
Assignment 2 - 30%
Tutorial participation - 10%

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