This subject is an investigation of the phonological, grammatical and semantic features of Australian Aboriginal languages. We will look in detail at Australian Aboriginal languages from a typological perspective, consider a range of characteristic linguistic features, and explore the ways in which they have contributed to linguistic theory and debate.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should:
be familiar with phonological, grammatical and semantic features of Australian Aboriginal languages;
appreciate the complexities of Australian indigenous languages;
understand the relevance of Australian indigenous languages to linguistic typology and theory.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should:
be able to analyse unfamiliar systems;
have discovered order in the unfamiliar;
be able to present clear, logical analyses of complex systems;