A tour through the world's 6,000 languages, learning where they come from and how they are put together: the foundational sounds, words, sentences and meanings of language.
Language underlies all of life - every lecture, every conversation, every society - and linguistics is the scientific study of language. In this class, you will learn how languages around the world work, where they come from, and how to analyse them.
| Paper title | A World of Languages |
|---|---|
| Paper code | LING111 |
| Subject | Linguistics |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $955.05 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Eligibility
- Open to all students.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the English and Linguistics Programme website
- Teaching staff
Convenor and Lecturer: Dr Hunter Hatfield
Lecturer: Dr Simon Overall- Teaching Arrangements
This paper is taught via 26 lectures and 8 tutorials.
- Textbooks
To be advised.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will learn to:
- Acquire concepts and terminology for the study of language structure
- Develop skills of analysis, argumentation and evaluation
- Appreciate the structural diversity of human languages
- Think critically about attitudes towards language use
- Appreciate the status of linguistics as a modern academic discipline
