Module code: LIN5216
Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM2
Contact: Mr Samuel Steddy
Overlap: LIN5207
Prerequisite: LIN4206/LIN4213 or LIN402/LIN4209
This is a module about language universals and linguistic typology. In it you will extend the descriptive knowledge you gained in LIN403 (Languages of the World) and learn how the descriptive categories connect to theoretical models of language variation. We will cover a subset of word order, grammatical functions, case marking, relative clauses, causative constructions, lexicalization parameters, the organization of the noun phrase, prepositional syntax, morphophonological variation. The assessment is mainly by a research project where you will work with native speakers of languages to investigate some typological property of interest.
As a module it will be available to students registered on undergraduate degree programmes involving English Language or Linguistics.
Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 5
