Architectures of Meaning

Undergraduate | 2026

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Mode
Mode
Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
LING 2001
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Course ID
201006
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East, Adelaide City Campus West, Magill
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Society and Culture
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Kerrilee Lockyer
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Course level
2
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

This course explores how languages are configured to be meaningful, including key concepts and methods of analysis in morphology, phonology and syntax. Learners have opportunities to apply foundational concepts and analytic methods to examples of language from a wide range of real-world contexts. 

  • Noticing language
  • Bits and pieces of language
  • Building language

Course learning outcomes

  • Recognise and explain structural elements of language in both human and AI-generated language
  • Analyse how diverse structural elements of language combine to create meaning
  • Apply theoretical concepts related to the architecture of language to linguistic data
  • Reflect on ways that structural-meaning relationships shift over time, context and modalities.

Availability

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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 13/03/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 29425
Section
Section TU01
Size
Size 24
Available
Available 24
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 11:10am - 1pm Adelaide City Campus East Marjoribanks, 1.28
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 11:10am - 1pm Adelaide City Campus East Marjoribanks, 1.28
Class number
Class number 29424
Section
Section TU02
Size
Size 24
Available
Available 24
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
23 Feb - 13 Apr Monday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Brookman, B4-21
4 May - 1 Jun Monday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Brookman, B4-21
Class number
Class number 29423
Section
Section TU03
Size
Size 24
Available
Available 24
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Bonython Jubilee, BJ2-42
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Bonython Jubilee, BJ2-42
Class number
Class number 29422
Section
Section TU04
Size
Size 24
Available
Available 24
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
24 Feb - 14 Apr Tuesday 12:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Barr Smith South, 510
5 May - 2 Jun Tuesday 12:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Barr Smith South, 510

Magill

Class number
Class number 24981
Section
Section TU01
Size
Size 24
Available
Available 24
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
26 Feb - 16 Apr Thursday 12:10pm - 2pm Magill Amy Wheaton, H1-10
7 May - 4 Jun Thursday 12:10pm - 2pm Magill Amy Wheaton, H1-10

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

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