Structure of a Language: A (U00327)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-3-SLAA

The annotation is again the same, as it was a year ago:
"This course offers a typologically-oriented introduction to the indigenous languages spoken in Siberia, Russian Federation (Uralic, Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, Yeniseian, Chukotko-Kamchatkan, Eskimo-Aleut and isolates). Through a series of lectures, seminars, weekly practical tasks and reading, we will explore salient linguistic features of the various languages and language families spoken in the area. To facilitate this, I will also teach some basic skills of handling diverse typological data and, in particular, descriptive grammars of little known languages. I will also introduce the social context in which these languages function (both in a historical perspective and currently) and the language policy in the area as a part of more general Russian state policy towards indigenous languages.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Linguistics 2A + 2B or Linguistics 2A + 2L or English Language 2.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
23/09/2008	11:00	13:00			Rm 1.17 Dugald Stewart Building

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Rm 1.17 Dugald Stewart Building (DSB)

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Quickly and accurately describe and analyse and interpret primary data; reason critically; identify and solve problems; independently formulate and test hypotheses.