The unit introduces students to Eastern Austronesian languages and cultures of Indonesia, East Timor and Oceania, covering issues in linguistic structure (morphology, syntax), sociolinguistic, and anthropological linguistics. Students will learn about the linguistic structure of Eastern Austronesian languages as well as the history of the Austronesian language family and the dispersal of the Austronesian people through linguistic, archaeological, anthropological, and genetic evidence. The unit will discuss issues such as language contact (including with neighbouring languages groups of Indonesia and New Guinea), special registers, language endangerment and language socialization. -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Anna Margetts, Dr Simon Musgrave
Prerequisites: ATS1338 and ATS1339 OR ATS1254 and ATS1255 OR ATS1111 and ATS1112 OR ATS1113 and ATS1114
