Type of Credit: Elective
Credit(s)
Number of Students
Despite the fact that the Pacific Region is largely covered by water, it is a culturally extremely diverse region. From Island South-East, and more than 2300 languages on its islands. In this course, we investigate from an interdisciplinary perspective the languages belonging to the main language groups of the Pacific region: the Australian, Papuan, and Austronesian language families, and various languages that entered the Pacific area in colonial times. We discuss their history, their present distribution and status, their associated cultures, and some of their structural properties. While mainly focusing on indigenous languages, we also spend some time on the linguistic impact of different colonization waves. In a number of case studies, students will present interesting aspects of key languages.
This course is taught in English.
能力項目說明
This course aims at given students a solid basic knowledge about:
At the end of this course students will have:
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
|---|---|---|
|
Week |
Content and readings |
Activities |
Estimated work load (incl. hours in class) |
|
1 |
Introduction |
Lecture |
5 |
|
2 |
Peopling the Pacific I: Pacific prehistory |
Required reading, lecture, discussion |
5 |
|
3 |
Peopling the Pacific II: Modern man |
Required reading, lecture, discussion |
5 |
|
4 |
Australian languages I |
Required reading, lecture, discussion |
5 |
|
5 |
Indigenous Australia II: Case studies |
Lecture, Presentations, discussion |
5 |
|
6 |
Papuan languages I |
Required reading, lecture, discussion |
5 |
|
7 |
Papuan languages II: Case studies |
Lecture, Presentations, discussion |
5 |
|
8 |
Austronesian languages I: Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Madagascar |
Required reading, lecture, discussion |
5 |
|
9 |
Midterms |
Write abstract |
5 |
|
10 |
Austronesian languages II: The Deep Pacific |
Required reading, lecture, discussion |
5 |
|
11 |
Austronesian languages III: Case studies |
Lecture, Presentations, discussion |
5 |
|
12 |
East Asian languages I: The Western fringe |
Required reading, lecture, discussion |
5 |
|
13 |
East Asian languages II: Case studies |
Lecture, Presentations, discussion |
5 |
|
14 |
Languages of globalization I: Colonization and creolization |
Required reading, lecture, discussion |
5 |
|
15 |
Languages of globalization II: Case studies |
Lecture, Presentations, discussion |
5 |
|
16 |
Conclusion |
Lecture, discussion |
5 |
|
17 |
Final exam |
|
|
|
18 |
Discussion |
|
|
This is a preliminary schedule. The final schedule of this course will be compiled in consultation with the students.
Participation in discussions: 40%
Presentations: 30%
Mid-term abstract & final essay: 30%
For the final essay, you have to choose a topic and propose a research plan in a mid-term report. In order to pass your essay you need to demonstrate that:
Grading scale
|
|
100-90 |
89-85 |
80-84 |
79-70 |
69-60 |
50-59 |
50-0 |
|
|
A+ |
A |
A- |
B |
C |
D |
E |
|
Graduate |
Pass |
Fail |
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Undergrad |
Pass |
Fail |
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A list of required and optional readings will be made available at the beginning of the semester.
Reference works:
Adelaar, K. Alexander & Nikolaus P. Himmelmann (eds.). 2005. The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar. London: Routledge.
Bellwood, Peter. 1997. Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago, Revised Edition. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press.
Blust, Robert. 2013. The Austronesian Languages, Revised Edition. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. URL: http://pacling.anu.edu.au/materials/Blust2013Austronesian.pdf
Foley, William A. 1986. The Papuan Languages of New Guinea. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Mühlhäusler, Peter. 1996. Linguistic Ecology: Language Change and Linguistic Imperialism in the Pacific Region. London: Routledge.
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