MLN202 Speech Analysis
Dr. Denis Paillard Year II, Semester I Traditionally, the analysis of speech has been left out of the scope of linguistic investigations. The acceptance that speech can be a subject of linguistic inquiry has resulted in a great deal of research and new theoretical approaches. This course serves as an introduction to the various views […]
MLN201 Comparative Linguistics
Dr. Chan Somnoble Year II, Semester I This course familiarizes students with the problems of linguistic specificity and translation. Students ask questions including, what is meant by translation? How can texts written in different languages be translated if we accept the idea that each language is unique, and has its own peculiarities? To come to […]
MLN114 Foreign Languages II (French, English, Japanese)
Dr. Chan Somnoble, Dr. Im Francois Year I, Semester II As part of their Masters program, students learn either English or French as a foreign language. They develop their abilities in speaking, reading and writing, and focus on learning general and technical linguistics terms and jargon. As well as studying either English or French intensively, […]
MLN113 General Linguistics
Dr. Mao Sokan Year I, Semester II This class serves as an introduction to general linguistics. Students learn abut general and basic problems in the study of language, including the differences between linguistic theory and normative grammar; the general principles of Sausserian linguistics; and examine various hypotheses on the links between language and culture.
MLN112 Methodologies for Linguistic Research
Dr. Tach Deth Year I, Semester II Firstly, students define the field of linguistic investigation and examine the sociolinguistic background on which the study of the Khmer language has been based since national independence. Students then examine the definition of linguistics as a study of language through variations in natural languages; explore various fields in […]
MLN111 Historical Ethnology of Cambodia
Dr. Ang Chouléang Year I, Semester II This course introduces students to the ‘Ethno-historical approach’ of linguistic research. This is an ethnological view that integrates knowledge drawn from other branches of human sciences, including linguistics, ethnology and epigraphy. This approach works particularly well in studying Khmer culture, which holds a rich set of texts and […]
MLN110 Introduction to Studying Linguistic Variation
Dr. Jean-Michel Filippi Year I, Semester II This course introduces students to the concept of linguistic variation, and applies it to the study of Cambodian languages. The term ‘variation’ refers to variations in dialects and sociolinguistic variations. Students become familiar with both approaches, enabling them to take part in current research, particularly on the ‘Linguistic […]
MLN109 Pragmatics and Enunciation
Dr. Chan Somnoble, Dr. Denis Paillard Year I, Semester II The field of formal structural linguistics excludes the speaker from the framework of linguistic studies. Since the 1960s, however, researchers have been reintroducing the speaker as a subject of linguistic inquiry. This class introduces students to those aspects of language research which pay attention to […]
MLN108 Characteristics of South-East Asian Languages
Dr. Sylvain Vogel Year I, Semester II This course serves as an introduction to Mon-Khmer languages, and the ancient languages from which they derive. In this course, students focus specifically on word classes in Khmer and Phuong, an ethnic language spoken in Moldulkiri. Students learn about classifier and quantifier sentences in these languages, and are […]
MLN107 Phonetics and Phonology
Dr. Jean-Michel Filippi Year I, Semester I This course familiarises students with phonetic and phological analyses of language, and focuses on minority languages and dialects, especially in the Cambodian context. Students learn to analyse various writing systems recently developed to write down the oral literature of Cambodian minority dialects, and learn how to describe both […]