Offered, core, topics language in the brain, design features of language, patterns of language use – racehorse commentating to news interviews
Linguistics meets anthrolopology – being a member of a culture entails knowing how and when to speak, what is taboo, what silence can mean
Why might people hate the aussie accent but love the kiwi one, how does a multilingual person decide when to use each language, and how do we plan for the survival of languages?
Congratulations on learning your first language? How did you do it? How might we learn a second language
Language and the law – the law of patents, trademarks and murder – what can linguists tell about your handwriting your text messages
The car in front of you has that sign baby on board. What does this tell you about you? Language shapes us, and puts us into powerfull or powerless posiitons, let’s see how language might trap us or set us free
The sound structure of language -
Learn to document a language and cutlure, learn to understand our culture through its linguistic practices = how and why people talk to their pets?
Who are we? Who do we want to be? Maybe all we are is a body stuffed with stories
The beaty of the pacific is matched by the languages spoken here, the world of Poly, mel and micro as well as ways of speaking English to present a pasifika identity