School of Humanities, University of Hong Kong

2010 - 2011

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Second- and Third-year Courses

AFRI2004 Introduction to African Linguistics

Professor Sam Mchombo (Visiting Professor)

Summer semester (6 credits)

(This course is also offered to second and third year non-BA students for inter-faculty broadening purposes.)

This course will cover basic aspects of the phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics of major African languages, such as vowel harmony, tone, click sounds, the noun class system, verbal extensions, serial verbs, and other complex constructions. Some sociolinguistic features about various regions in Africa will also be included.

Assessment: 100% coursework.

 

Information of 2010-2011 AFRI2004 Introduction to African Linguistics

Schedule:

Tue & Thu 1400-1600