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LING326: Grammar and Meaning in a Multilingual, Typological Perspective

This unit surveys areas of meaning that are central to the grammar of any language and explores how these areas of meaning are grammaticalised in different languages, identifying patterns of congruence and incongruence across languages. The focus is on languages other than English, including Chinese, French, Japanese, Tagalog and Vietnamese. Examples from languages are selected to bring out whole grammatical systems (such as transitivity or mood) rather than isolated categories. The unit is intended to help students develop descriptions of languages other than English and to work in a multilingual context, as in translation.

Credit Points: 3
Contact Hours: 3
When Offered:

D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year

Staff Contact(s): Dr Canzhong Wu
Prerequisites:

LING211(P) or LING218(P) or 6cp in 200-level CHN, CRO, FRN, GMN, ITL, JPN, MCD, MGK, PLH, RSN or SPN units

Corequisites:

NCCW(s): LING318
Unit Designation(s):
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Linguistics

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