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07, 2019
LING3003A – (TBA)
Web Admin2020-08-26T11:14:17+08:00LING3003 Linguistics Field Trip Dr. Cathryn Donohue Capstone Course. Sem 2, 6 credits Course Description This is a required course for students majoring in General Linguistics. The field trip is technically designated as a final year course but may be taken in the third or fourth year. The aim of the course is to provide an opportunity for students of linguistics to have first-hand experience with languages as they are spoken and used in particular settings, and to carry out an empirical investigation on some aspect of a language ‘on-site’ (e.g. structural, cognitive, socio-cultural, or technological aspects of a language). The field [...]
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03, 2018
Inaugural issue of HKU working papers in Linguistics and Language Sciences! – LECT
Web Admin2018-03-19T14:22:55+08:00The Dept of Linguistics is pleased to announce the inaugural publication of LECT - an HKU working papers journal in the language sciences. LECT is an online, open-access journal of working papers by students at HKU whose research focuses on linguistics and language sciences. Through a simple peer review process, LECT provides feedback for authors considering further publication. Each submission is reviewed in-house by a scholar from the relevant sub-discipline at HKU. Our editorial board includes experts in phonetics, phonology, syntax, sociolinguistics, as well as hearing and speech sciences. Full-length working papers, squibs (new discoveries or short articles), and reviews are [...]
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02, 2018
LING6028
Web Admin2020-07-22T15:20:24+08:00LING6028 Topics in Language Acquisition Dr. Elaine Lau MA Elective course. Sem 1 Friday, 9:30 am – 12:20 pm (Venue: CPD-4.04) Course Description The course introduces current linguistic approaches to language acquisition in bilingual and multilingual contexts. Topics will include the acquisition of Cantonese and English by bilingual children; acquisition of English as second language by Chinese speakers, and vice versa; and the acquisition of a third or additional language by bilinguals. The course is particularly suitable for those with some experience of language teaching. Course Details Assessment: 100% coursework
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02, 2018
LING7502
Web Admin2018-02-06T09:43:40+08:00LING7502 Research Seminars in Linguistics II (Core) Dr. Cathryn Donone PG course. Sem 2, 6 credits Venue: CRT-9.25, Monday, 9:30-11:20 Course Description Students are required to attend linguistics seminars in two consecutive semesters. Each semester at least five seminars, of students’ own choice, are expected. The seminars can be organized by the Department or others at HKU or other universities in Hong Kong. They should deal with current topics of interest in linguistics based on original research. Course Details Syllabus: N/A Assessment: For each semester, students should submit a brief report that contains the following two essential parts: Part I [...]
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02, 2018
LING7501
Web Admin2019-08-29T10:58:00+08:00LING7501 Research Seminars in Linguistics I (Core) Dr. Joseph Perry PG course. Sem 1, 6 credits Course Description Students are required to attend linguistics seminars in two consecutive semesters. Each semester at least five seminars, of students’ own choice, are expected. The seminars can be organized by the Department or others at HKU or other universities in Hong Kong. They should deal with current topics of interest in linguistics based on original research. Course Details Syllabus: N/A Assessment: For each semester, students should submit a brief report that contains the following two essential parts: Part I –– Provide details of all [...]
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02, 2018
LING6012
Web Admin2018-02-06T09:35:00+08:00LING6012 Special Topics in Linguistics (Elective) PG course. Sem 1 or 2, 6 credits Time and venue are to be arranged with individual teacher Course Description The aim of this course is to introduce students to topics in Linguistics which are of relevance to their research but which they have not studied previously. Students will attend one advanced undergraduate or a combination of courses from the department as prescribed by the supervisor(s) and/or the Chairman of the Departmental Research Postgraduate Committee. They will also be required to do further guided readings and/or attend extra tutorials. Assessment will be in the [...]
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02, 2018
LING6010
Web Admin2018-02-06T09:33:15+08:00LING6010 Readings in Linguistics (Elective) PG course. Sem 2, 6 credits Time and venue are to be arranged with individual teacher Course Description In this course students are asked to read a selection of classical works and exemplary books and research papers in linguistics. Selections may vary from year to year, but will usually include important works by early masters including Bloomfield, Sapir, and Chao, as well as influential works by current linguists. Students are required to sbubmit written reports and give oral presentations on the readings. Course Details Syllabus: N/A Assessment: 100% Courswork Tutorials: N/A
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LING6001
Web Admin2018-02-05T16:45:20+08:00Research methods in Linguistics (Core) Prof. Diana Archangeli PG course. Sem 1, 6 credits Venue: CRT-9.25, Monday, 13:30-16:20 Course Description This one-semester postgraduate seminar course is devoted to methodological issues, including bibliographical research; data collection and elicitation; organization, analysis and presentation of data. Syllabus: Distributed during the first class meeting Assessment: Assessment is by coursework, including developing a research paper in the student’s field of study. Tutorials: There will be no scheduled tutorials. Textbook: There is no single textbook for this course; rather, references will be provided during the lectures.
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02, 2018
MA applications are now open!
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01, 2018
LING7012
Web Admin2020-08-04T14:12:45+08:00LING7012 Introduction to Data Science for Linguists Dr. Christophe Coupé MA Elective course. Sem 1 Wednesday, 9:30 am – 12:20 pm Venue: CRT-9.62 Course Description This course offers students a detailed introduction to data science and its application to linguistic issues. It covers both theoretical aspects and methods, and assumes no strong background in mathematics or computer science. Following an introduction to data science, a number of statistical concepts and tools will be introduced and applied to linguistic data. Simple natural language processing (NLP) techniques will also be covered. Topics include: sampling, descriptive and inferential statistics, basic parametric and non-parametric statistical tests, regular [...]
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12, 2017
LING6021
Web Admin2020-07-21T18:01:43+08:00LING6021 Language Types and Universals Dr. Pui Yiu Szeto MA Elective course. Sem 1 Monday, 9:30 am – 12:20 pm Venue: CPD-4.04, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus Course Description This course introduces linguistic typology as an approach to language structure based inductively on investigation of a wide range of languages. It does not require prior knowledge of many languages, although some knowledge of a language such as German or Japanese is a useful asset. The course includes applications of typology in the field of language acquisition. Course Details Assessment: 100% coursework.
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12, 2017
LING6019
Web Admin2020-07-21T17:58:16+08:00LING6019 Grammar and Interaction Dr. Olivia Lam MA Elective course. Sem 2 Tuesday, 9:30 am – 12:20 pm (Venue: CRT-4.04) Course Description This course introduces students to the recent advances in the study of the interface between linguistic structure (grammar) and human interaction (spontaneous communication). It focuses on issues of the identity of basic interactional units and how syntax, prosody, semantics and conversational structure shape one another in naturally occurring talk. Topics include: Syntax of sentences in progress, Adverbial clauses in conversation, Repair and syntax, Conversational turns and their extension. Assessment: 100% coursework
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12, 2017
LING6014
Web Admin2020-07-21T17:56:27+08:00LING6014 The History and Structure of Cantonese Prof. Stephen Matthews MA Elective course. Sem 2 Saturday, 9:30 am – 12:20 pm Venue: CPD-7.58, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus Course Description This course offers a wide-ranging account of Cantonese in all of its major facets: its origins, historical development, phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexis, as well as dialectal and social variation. Recent advances in research on Cantonese will also be discussed and reviewed. Course Details Assessment: 100% coursework Please see course moodle for course information and lecture notes/handouts (HKU portal login required).
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12, 2017
LING7005
Web Admin2020-07-21T17:54:01+08:00LING7005 Grammar: Theories and Applications Dr. Olivia Lam MA Core course. Sem 1 Tuesday, 9:30 am – 12:20 pm (Venue: CRT-4.04) Course Description This course offers an in-depth study of recent advances in syntactic research. Theories of language and theories of grammar are first discussed, followed by a consideration of the methods with which syntactic structures and syntactic functions are handled in the major theoretical frameworks. The role of the lexicon in these theories is examined. It is shown how these contemporary theories find applications in areas such as language learning. Course Details Syllabus: N/A Assessment: 100% Coursework Tutorials: N/A
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12, 2017
LING7004
Web Admin2020-07-21T17:52:20+08:00LING7004 Phonetics and Phonology Dr. Arthur Thompson MA Core course. Sem 1 Friday, 2:30 pm – 5:20 pm (Venue: CRT-7.58) Course Description How do we know someone is speaking a different language? By the sound of it! This course introduces students to study of the sound system of language, both the physical aspects of language sounds (phonetics) and the cognitive properties of language sound systems (phonology). We look at both how sounds are produced in the mouth (articulatory phonetics) and properties of the sound signal (acoustics). We also explore the ways that sounds are organized in languages, to give each language [...]
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12, 2017
LING2058
Web Admin2020-07-23T15:48:51+08:00LING2058 Topics in Cantonese Linguistics Prof. Stephen Matthews Advanced Course. Sem 1, 6 credits Course Description This course focuses on distinctive aspects of the Cantonese language as spoken in Hong Kong. The language will be viewed in its areal and historical context. Grammatical topics will include parts of speech in Cantonese, verbal aspect, noun classifiers, and sentence-final particles, with a particular focus on aspects of syntax which diverge from written Chinese and Putonghua such as dative, passive and comparative constructions. Topics of sociolinguistic interest such as the use of Cantonese as a written language, ‘lazy pronunciation’ and the growth of ‘trendy [...]