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| LST428F | Sociolinguistics | ||
| SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ARTS | |||
| Credit Points: 15 | |||
| Prerequisites: | |||
| LST4181 | Principles of Language Analysis | ||
| LST4181 | Principles of Language Analysis | ||
| Description: | |||
| An introduction to sociolinguistics; concepts of language variety and sociolinguistic variation. Ethography of speaking; functions of language and communicative competence. The development of pidgins and creoles; nativisation and denativisation. Dialects and speech use features of Australian English. Linguistics and ethnic diversity in Australia; studies of language ecology; language planning. Full Unit Outline | |||
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009