LANG 3043 Indonesian 305: Past and Present of Indonesian

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 102331

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Description This is an advanced (Level 3) subject in the Indonesian Specialisation, which should ideally be undertaken after Indonesian 301 and Indonesian 302. The subject provides an overview of the history of the Indonesian language and its relation to the languages of neighbouring countries. Students will learn how Indonesian has developed as a standard language and how its spelling, lexicon and syntactical structures have changed over history.

School Humanities & Comm Arts

Discipline Southeast Asian Languages

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 1 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 3 subject

Assumed Knowledge

Indonesian 301 or equivalent.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
  1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the history and developments of Indonesian
  2. Identify historical relationships between Indonesian and other languages
  3. Identify the linguistic features of old and modern Indonesian
  4. Discuss the relation between language policies and developments of Indonesian.

Subject Content

- history of The Indonesian language
- language planning and standardization
- linguistic variation throughout The history of Indonesian
- historical links with languages spoken in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore

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