ANTH 432 A: Sociolinguistics I

Autumn 2021
Meeting:
MW 8:30am - 10:20am / MGH 271
SLN:
10346
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
LING 432 A , ANTH 532 A , LING 532 A , LING 532 B
Instructor:
Benjamin Jones
Catalog Description:
Interrelationships between social and linguistic factors influencing variation in speech production and perception, morphology, syntax, lexicon. Considers contribution of ethnic, regional and socioeconomic group memberships to dialect differentiation and progression of language change. Nonstandard language, diglossia, pidgins, creoles, gender differences, bi- and multilingualism, ethnography of speaking, pragmatics, and language attitudes. Prerequisite: either LING 200 or LING 400. Offered: jointly with LING 432.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Social Sciences (SSc)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
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March 29, 2024 - 4:10 am