LING30014 Australian Indigenous Languages (University of Melbourne): rated 4.9/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
LING30014 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 澳大利亚原住民
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This subject is an investigation of the phonological, grammatical and semantic features of Australia’s Indigenous languages. We will look in detail at the characteristic linguistic properties of Australian Indigenous languages, consider their structures from a typological perspective, and explore.
LING30014 has 5 scored reviews: overall 4.9/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.7/5).
On Reddit: "Linguistics major here! First of all, whatever the parameters, the best linguistics subject at any year level is always hands down Rachel Nordlinger's subject (LING30014), ESPECIALLY if Sasha's still tutoring. It's the perfect combination of hard and soft linguistics, fantastic …"
On Reddit: "AIL was probably the most difficult linguistic subject of my Ling major, but definitely the most rewarding. If you have a firm grasp of syntax, I’d definitely recommend it. I came into the subject a week late, so it’s definitely not too late to join. The first 2 weeks are largel…"
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Q: Is LING30014 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches LING30014, and when is it offered?
A: LING30014 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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