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The Linguistics of Signed Languages - ARTS2695
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: School of Languages and Linguistics Course Outlines
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 30 units of credit overal including 12 units of credit in Level 1 Linguistics
 
 
Equivalent: LING2900
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Subject Area: Linguistics

The fundamental structure of natural signed languages will be explored, covering the essentials of signed language phonology, morphology and syntax and the most important features of all these levels of structure will be examined. The basic properties of signed languages will be compared with those of spoken languages in order to see in which ways signed languages are similar to spoken languages and in which ways they differ. Signed languages will be examined in terms of their acquisition as first and second languages, and some sociolinguistic issues that arise for users of signed language will be investigated. Additionally, insights from signed language linguistics that provide some evidence for current claims in neurolinguistics will be explored.

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