BC's Indigenous Public Post-Secondary Institute

NADU-270 - Nadut'en Structure and Analysis I - 3.00 Credits

NADU-270 - Nadut'en Structure and Analysis I - 3.00 Credits

Course Details
This course will expose the student to the basics structure analysis of Nadut'en. Topics include an overview of the Nadut'en languages, features of sounds and sound structure and patterns and rules of various components of language. This course will also cover the introductory linguistic components of phonetics, phonology and morphology as it relates to Nadut'en and some basic comparative study of the neighboring languages.
Part of the:
  • UNIVERSITY TRANSFER Department
  • Prerequisites : NADU 110, or permission of the instructor.
    Course Outline
    Instructors Qualifications: Relevant Master's Degree
    Office Hours: 1.5 per week
    Contact Hours: 45
    Student Evaluation
    Procedure:
    Assignments 50-70%, Final 30-50%, total 100%. Grading procedures follow NVIT policy.
    Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
  • describe the Nadut’en sound system including the orthographies and their developments;

  • describe the Nadut’en sound classes and features of the sounds;

  • identify the foundational components of the Nadut’en sound rules (phonological structure) and sound characteristics;

  • describe the critical components of the Nadut’en basic affixes (prefixes, suffixes and infixes) that deal with word-formation structures; and

  • identify the basic similarities and differences between Nadut’en and the neighboring Interior Salish languages dealt within this course.
  • Text and Materials:
    Other Resources:
    Transfer Credits: For more information visit: www.bctransferguide.ca
    Other Information: Education Council Approved September 1, 2012.