Type of Credit: Elective
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This course is a broad linguistic overview of the Austronesian language family, from the point-of-view of archeology, historical linguistics, socio-linguistics, and linguistic typology. Through the discussion of relevant literature, and supporting lectures, we will discuss the geographical distribution and history of the Austronesian languages, and a number of important phonological and morphosyntactic features. Students will apply this knowledge to an original research project.
This course is taught in English, though Mandarin can be used if required.
能力項目說明
The aims of this course are:
After completing this course, students will have acquired:
| 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 |
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Week |
課程內容與指定閱讀 |
教學活動與課前、課後作業 |
學生學習投入時間 （含課堂教學時數） |
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1 |
Introduction |
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3 |
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2 |
History and geography 1: The Austronesian world and the Austronesian homeland |
Preparatory reading |
5 |
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3 |
History and geography 2: How the Austronesians conquered the Pacific |
Reading |
5 |
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4 |
Geographic profile 1: Taiwan |
Reading |
5 |
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5 |
Geographic profile 2: The Philippines |
Reading |
5 |
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6 |
Geographic profile 3: Indonesia and Malaysia |
Reading |
5 |
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7 |
Geographic profile 4: Madagascar |
Reading |
5 |
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8 |
Geographic profile 5: Mainland Southeast Asia |
Reading |
5 |
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9 |
Geographic profile 6: Papua New Guinea and Melanesia |
Reading |
5 |
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10 |
Geographic profile 7: The Oceanic Languages |
Reading |
5 |
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11 |
Historical linguistics 1: General theories and controversies |
Write abstract |
3 |
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12 |
Historical linguistics 2: Taiwan and the Philippines |
Reading |
5 |
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13 |
Morphosyntax 1: Word classes, or are they? |
Reading |
5 |
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14 |
Morphosyntax 2: Voice, or is it? |
Reading |
5 |
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15 |
Morphosyntax 3: TAM |
Reading |
5 |
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16 |
Morphosyntax 4: Complex verbs |
Reading |
5 |
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17 |
Personal research |
Prepare final assignment |
10-20 |
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18 |
Final assignment |
Write final assignment |
10-20 |
A detailed list of readings will be made available on Moodle at the beginning of the semester. Students take turns in giving informal presentations of the required readings of that week.
Participation in discussions: 30%
Presentations: 30%
Mid-term report: 10%
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
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100-90 |
89-85 |
80-84 |
79-70 |
69-60 |
50-59 |
50-0 |
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A+ |
A |
A- |
B |
C |
D |
E |
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Graduate |
Pass |
Fail |
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Undergrad |
Pass |
Fail |
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A set of required readings will be made available on Moodle at the beginning of the semester. Below is a set of general reference works.
Adelaar, K. Alexander & Nikolaus P. Himmelmann (eds.). 2005. The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar. (Routledge language family series 7). London: Routledge.
Arka, I Wayan & Malcolm David Ross (eds.). 2005. The Many Faces of Austronesian Voice Systems: Some New Empirical Studies. (Pacific Linguistics). Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
Bellwood, Peter. 1997. Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago, Revised Edition. 3rd ed. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press.
Bellwood, Peter, James J. Fox & Darrell Tryon (eds.). 2006. The Austronesians: Historical and Comparative Perspectives. Canberra: Department of Anthropology, Australian National University. http://epress.anu.edu.au/austronesians_citation.html.
Blust, Robert. 2013. The Austronesian Languages, Revised Edition. (Asia-Pacific Linguistics Open Access Monographs 008). Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. http://pacling.anu.edu.au/materials/Blust2013Austronesian.pdf
Li, Paul Jen-Kuei, Cheng-Hwa Tsang, Ying-Kuei Huang, Dah-An Ho & Chiu-Yu Tseng (eds.). 1995. Austronesian Studies Relating to Taiwan. Taipei: Academia Sinica.
Li, Paul Jen-kuei, Elizabeth Zeitoun & Rik De Busser (eds.). 2023. Handbook of Formosan Languages: The Indigenous Languages of Taiwan. Leiden: Brill. https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/browse/handbook-of-formosan-languages-the-indigenous-languages-of-taiwan
Lynch, John, Malcolm D Ross & Terry Crowley. 2002. The Oceanic Languages. Richmond: Curzon.
Wouk, Fay & Malcolm David Ross. 2002. The History and Typology of Western Austronesian Voice Systems. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.