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Name: Language Typology: the study of linguistic diversity Code: LING2013
Instructor: Dr. S. Matthews Semester: Not on offer this year
Credit: 6 Assessment: 100% Coursework
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A survey of the structural diversity of the world's languages. Topics covered include: notions of language type; morphological, case marking, and word order typology; diachronic and areal typology; universals of language and their explanation.

This course is designed for students who have taken LING2009 Languages of the World. However, since LING2009 was not offered in 2011, it is also possible to take this course with no pre-requisite other than LING1001.

Textbook: Whaley, L. An Introduction to Typology: The Unity and Diversity of Language. Sage Publications, 1997.
Reference: Croft, W. Typology and Universals. Cambridge University Press. 1990.
Comrie, B. Language Universals and Linguistic Typology. Second Edition. Basil Blackwell. 1989.
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