ARTS1690 The Structure of Language (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.4/5 overall across 1 review collected on UNSW Wall.
ARTS1690 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture in School of Humanities and Languages. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 语言结构
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Humanities and Languages
Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course is an introduction to linguistics (the scientific study of language) and focuses on the traditional core areas of language structure including: the sound system (phonetics and phonology), morphology (word structure), syntax (clause and sentence structure), and meaning (semantics and pragmatics). You will have the opportunity to work with linguistic data from English and a wide range of different languages.
ARTS1690 has 1 scored review: overall 4.4/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.4/5).
On Reddit: "Late, but for anyone else looking who found nothing abt this course it’s pre chill. Barely touched this unit 26T1 (no lecs, zoned out in tutes, half-assed hw) and got 82. NotebookLM the textbook they give u and ur set for notes. Exams were open book on u own device"
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Q: Is ARTS1690 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 4.4/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ARTS1690, and when is it offered?
A: ARTS1690 is taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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