LING6021 Language Types and Universals

Dr. Joe Perry

MA Elective course. Sem 2
Wednesday, 1:30 pm – 3:20 pm; (CPD3.29)
Thursday 1:30 pm – 2:20 pm (CPD-2.19)

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.

Course Timeslots (2)

WED
1:30 pm - 3:20 pm
(CPD3.29)

THU
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
(CPD-2.19)