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Grammar and Meaning in a Multilingual, Typological Perspective - LING326

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, such as in translation.

Credit Points: 3
When Offered:

2014 - Next offered in 2014

Staff Contact(s): Dr Canzhong Wu
Prerequisites:

[6cp in LING units at 200 level including (LING211(P) or LING218(P))] or [6cp in CHN or CRO or FRN or GMN or ITL or JPN or JPS or MCD or MGK or PLH or RSN or SPN units at 200 level] Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

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

Department of Linguistics

Faculty of Human Sciences

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