LING2003 Semantics: Meaning and Grammar Dr. Olivia Lam Advanced Course. Sem 2, 6 credits Course Description This course focuses on structural and cognitive aspects of meaning which are relevant to the description and theory of grammar. Examples will be drawn from Cantonese, Mandarin and English together with some other European and Asian languages. Course Details Syllabus To be announced Assessment Tutorial assignments: 3: 30% Midterm quiz: 25% Final quiz: 25% Attendance and participation: 20% Tutorials To be announced Textbook Riemer, Nick. 2010. Introducing Semantics. Cambridge University Press. Additional References Hurford, J., Heasley, B. and M. Smith. 1983/2007 Semantics: a Coursebook. Cambridge [...]

LING2061 Linguistic Fieldwork Dr. Maksymilian Dąbkowski Advanced Course. Sem 2, 6 credits Course Description In this course, students will learn techniques and strategies for eliciting, recording, and archiving data about an unfamiliar language. These skills are necessary for adding to our knowledge of the world’s languages. Students will work with a native speaker of an unfamiliar language throughout the semester, both in class and in tutorial sessions, to identify interesting properties of the language, collect data, and ultimately write up a grammar of a subpart of the language. Pre-requisite LING1000, LING2004, LING2027 and LING2050 Assessment 100% course work

LING2037 Bilingualism Dr. Wai Ting Siok Advanced Course. Sem 2, 6 credits Course Description This course aims to provide a theoretical understanding of bilingualism from a psycholinguistic and neuropsycholinguistic perspective, with emphasis on bilingual language development and mental representations of the two languages. Various aspects of bilingual behavior such as code-switching and language mixing and various factors that may affect bilingual behavior such as age-related differences, the influence of the first language, the role of attitudes, motivation and learning contexts will be discussed and examined. Course Details Syllabus N/A Prerequisite: LING1000. Non-permissible combination: PSYC0038. Assessment 100% coursework: Tutorial assignment and performance: [...]