Linguistics is the study of human language: how we use language to communicate; how languages vary and change across time and space; and how we learn and process language. This minor aims to introduce students to how language works and the roles language plays in human society through the most linguistically diverse region of the world: Asia and the Pacific. The minor builds on an introduction to the study of linguistics and an introduction to the languages of Asia and the Pacific, and allows for further study of different sub-fields in linguistics with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. An understanding of how language works can be a useful adjunct to many areas of study, including any foreign language, literature, anthropology, philosophy, computer science, or psychology.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand how people use languages to communicate, and of the roles of language in human society,
- Understand and evaluate basic linguistic concepts and models, and how they are applicable to languages in the Asia and Pacific region,
- Conduct basic linguistic analysis on a range of language data,
- Identify and critique popular views on language use and language diversity in the Asia and Pacific region.
Areas of Interest
- Asian Languages
- Cultural Studies
- Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
- Pacific Studies
- Asia Pacific Studies
- Language Studies
- Asia-Pacific Studies
- Linguistics
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This minor requires 24 units, which consist of:
6 units from completion of the following compulsory course:
LING1001 Introduction to the study of language
6 units from one version of the following course:
ASIA2001 Language in Asia and the Pacific
ASIA2103 Language in Asia and the Pacific (L)
A minimum of 6 units from completion of the following courses:
ASIA2308 Linguistic Histories in Asia and the Pacific
ASIA2100 Linguistic Histories in Asia and the Pacific (L)
INDN3104 Advanced Indonesian: History and Development of the Language
JPNS3006 Advanced Japanese: Language in Context
LING2017 Chinese Linguistics
LING2028 Japanese Linguistics
A maximum of 6 units from completion of the following courses:
LING2012 Cross-cultural communication
LING2018 Languages in Contact
LING2022 Language Policy and Language Politics
LING2005 Language Change and Linguistic Reconstruction
LING2003 Introduction to Syntax
LING2010 Sounds of the World’s Languages: Phonetics and Phonology
