Course
Course 7.5 credits • LINM05
Teaching – autumn semester of 2020
Due to the announcement from the Swedish Government issued May 29th, that returning to campus-based education is possible from June 15th, the following applies to teaching at the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology during the autumn semester:
- Due to the ongoing corona (COVID-19) pandemic and the restrictions that have been issued, the courses taught this autumn will have a limited number of meetings on campus, depending on the availability of suitable lecture rooms. The major part of the teaching will take place online. Detailed information on what is the case for your course will be given below.
- If the teaching is campus-based, there will be assigned entry and exit passages for each teaching room regarding stairwells, corridors and entrances (doorways). Please be considerate and follow the instructions to the point. Hand disinfectant will be available in all lecture halls and group rooms.
Please pay attention to the start time of your teaching. The stated time in your course schedule is valid.
The course provides the student with basic knowledge and understanding of how various writing systems function. These can be divided into three types: those in which a symbol depicts a sound (as in the Latin alphabet) or a syllable (as in written Japanese) or a word (as in written Chinese). The course also gives an overview of the history of writing and its development in various parts of the world such as the Middle East, Egypt, China, and America, where writing seems to have developed independently of each other. Other topics covered are the relationship between written and spoken language, the politics of written language, and the alphabetisation of purely oral languages.
Programme affiliation: Part of Master's Programme in Language and Linguistics
Study period:
autumn semester 2020
Type of education:
only online
Type of studies:
part time, 50 %,
day
Study period:
2020-08-31 – 2020-10-30
Language of instruction:
English
Application code:
LU-35711
Eligibility:
60 ECTS from any language subject, linguistics, or equivalent.
Teachers:
Gerd Carling
How to apply?
Fonetik
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