UNSW Handbook Course - Theoretical and Descriptive Linguistics

Theoretical and Descriptive Linguistics - LING3003


	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
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: 12 units of credit at the LING2000 level
	Equivalent: LING2500, LING3900
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Examines the various schools and movements in linguistics, including traditional approaches to language study, structural linguistics, generative linguistics, typological linguistics, functional linguistics and cognitive linguistics. Introduces students to some of the main theoretical and descriptive issues in contemporary linguistics.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

Understand the theoretical foundations of some of the major approaches to language study including structural and generative linguistics
Describe the major theoretical and empirical issues underpinning the biolinguistic approach to the study of language
Demonstrate how the modern study of language is intimately connected with other branches of cognitive science.

Assessment

Three problem sets - 45%
Test - 15%
Final assignment - 40%

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