PACIFIC 701

Pacific Language Studies

Please note: this is archived course information from 2019 for PACIFIC 701.

Description

Students will research topics such as the historical origins of Pacific languages, their linguistic structure, orthographies, speech levels, sociolinguistic situation in Aotearoa including language shift, loss and maintenance, bilingualism and biliteracy and the relationship between language, culture and identity.

Availability 2019

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Melenaite Taumoefolau

Points

PACIFIC 701: 30 points