PACIFIC 701

Pacific Language Studies

Please note: this is archived course information from 2021 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 2021

Not taught in 2021

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Melenaite Taumoefolau

Reading/Texts

Recommended Reading

Points

PACIFIC 701: 30 points