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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
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: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Language Studies
Revised by: Director of studies, Department of Language Studies, 2020-02-12

Required Knowledge

General entry requirements

Literature

Sampson Geoffrey
Writing systems
2. ed. : 2015 : 283 pages :
ISBN: 9781781791042
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Pereltsvaig Asya
Languages of the world : an introduction
Fourth edition : Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press : 2024 : xxiv, 489 pages :
ISBN: 9781009338653
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 :

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 :

Sampson Geoffrey
Writing systems
2. ed. : 2015 : 283 pages :
ISBN: 9781781791042
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue

Pereltsvaig Asya
Languages of the world : an introduction
Third edition : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press : 2021 : xix, 482 sidor :
ISBN: 9781108748124
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 :

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 :

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 :

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 :

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 :

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 :

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 :

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 :

Mandatory

Sampson Geoffrey
Writing systems
2. ed. : 2015 : 283 pages :
ISBN: 9781781791042
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue