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Linguistics A, Languages of the World, 7.5 Credits

Swedish name: Lingvistik A, Världens språk

This syllabus is valid: 2020-08-17 and until further notice

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Course code: 1LI060

Credit points: 7.5

Education level: First cycle

Main Field of Study and progress level: Linguistics: First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements

Grading scale: Three-grade scale

Responsible department: Department of Language Studies

Revised by: Director of studies, Department of Language Studies, 2020-02-12

Required Knowledge

General entry requirements

Literature

Valid from: 2022 week 30

Sampson Geoffrey
Writing systems
2. ed. : 2015 : 283 pages :
ISBN: 9781781791042
Mandatory
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Pereltsvaig Asya
Languages of the world : an introduction
Third edition : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press : 2021 : xix, 482 sidor :
ISBN: 9781108748124
Mandatory
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Works of reference
Glottolog 3.3.
Hammarström Harald, Forkel Robert, Haspelmath Martin
Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. : 2018 :
http://glottolog.org
Ethnologue [Elektronisk resurs] : Languages of the World
Eberhard David M., Simons Gary F., Fennig Charles D.
Languages of the World : 2019 :
22nd edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International : 2019. Online version:
The World Atlas of Language Structure Online
Dryer Matthew S., Haspelmath Martin (red.)
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig. http://wals.info : 2013 :
http://wals.info
Valid from: 2021 week 33

Andersson Lars-Gunnar
Språktypologi och språksläktskap
4. uppl. : Stockholm : Liber : 2001 : 95 s. :
ISBN: 91-47-05118-3 ; 224:00
Mandatory
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Dahl Östen
Språkets enhet och mångfald
2., [uppdaterade] uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur : 2007 : 288 s. :
ISBN: 978-91-44-00661-1 (inb.)
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue
Sampson Geoffrey
Writing systems
2. ed. : 2015 : 283 pages :
ISBN: 9781781791042
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue
Works of reference
Glottolog 3.3.
Hammarström Harald, Forkel Robert, Haspelmath Martin
Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. : 2018 :
http://glottolog.org
Ethnologue [Elektronisk resurs] : Languages of the World
Eberhard David M., Simons Gary F., Fennig Charles D.
Languages of the World : 2019 :
22nd edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International : 2019. Online version:
The World Atlas of Language Structure Online
Dryer Matthew S., Haspelmath Martin (red.)
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig. http://wals.info : 2013 :
http://wals.info
Valid from: 2020 week 41

Andersson Lars-Gunnar
Språktypologi och språksläktskap
4. uppl. : Stockholm : Liber : 2001 : 95 s. :
ISBN: 91-47-05118-3 ; 224:00
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue
Dahl Östen
Språkets enhet och mångfald
2., [uppdaterade] uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur : 2007 : 288 s. :
ISBN: 978-91-44-00661-1 (inb.)
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue
Sampson Geoffrey
Writing systems
2. ed. : 2015 : 283 pages :
ISBN: 9781781791042
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue
Works of reference
Glottolog 3.3.
Hammarström Harald, Forkel Robert, Haspelmath Martin
Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. : 2018 :
http://glottolog.org
Ethnologue [Elektronisk resurs] : Languages of the World
Eberhard David M., Simons Gary F., Fennig Charles D.
Languages of the World : 2019 :
22nd edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International : 2019. Online version:
The World Atlas of Language Structure Online
Dryer Matthew S., Haspelmath Martin (red.)
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig. http://wals.info : 2013 :
http://wals.info
Valid from: 2020 week 30

Andersson Lars-Gunnar
Språktypologi och språksläktskap
4. uppl. : Stockholm : Liber : 2001 : 95 s. :
ISBN: 91-47-05118-3 ; 224:00
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue
Dahl Östen
Språkets enhet och mångfald
2., [uppdaterade] uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur : 2007 : 288 s. :
ISBN: 978-91-44-00661-1 (inb.)
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue
The World Atlas of Language Structure Online
Dryer Matthew S., Haspelmath Martin (red.)
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig. http://wals.info : 2013 :
http://wals.info
Mandatory
Ethnologue [Elektronisk resurs] : Languages of the World
Eberhard David M., Simons Gary F., Fennig Charles D.
Languages of the World : 2019 :
22nd edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International : 2019. Online version:
Mandatory
Glottolog 3.3.
Hammarström Harald, Forkel Robert, Haspelmath Martin
Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. : 2018 :
http://glottolog.org
Mandatory
Sampson Geoffrey
Writing systems
2. ed. : 2015 : 283 pages :
ISBN: 9781781791042
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Linguistics A, Languages of the World, 7.5 Credits

Required Knowledge

Literature

Valid from: 2022 week 30

Works of reference

Valid from: 2021 week 33

Works of reference

Valid from: 2020 week 41

Works of reference

Valid from: 2020 week 30

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