Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

ANTH 421 - AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGES

Long Title: AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGES
Department: Anthropology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 200 OR LING 200 or permission of instructor
Description: A course on the structure of Australian languages examining the phonological, morphological, and syncretic systems. Emphasis placed on interaction with original data and making appropriate typological generalizations. Discussion of sociolinguistics, language use, language death, and revitalization. Cross-list: LING 425, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ANTH 621.