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Course Number:
LIN U412
Credit Hours:
4
Course Title:
Language and Culture
Course Description:
Focuses on the anthropological study of linguistics. Presents basic theories of sociolinguistics and explores language in its social context. Includes animal communication; language learning; language and mind; cognitive and symbolic anthropology; the ethnography of speaking, speech, and boundaries; multilingualism; language and gender; language and ethnicity; language and social class; and pidgins and creoles. Includes several field assignments.
 
Fall Offering:
Every
Lab/Coreq 1:
Spring Offering:
Lab/Coreq 2:
Summer Offering:
Lab/Coreq Remarks:
Summer 1 Offering:
Prerequisite 1:
ENG U111
Summer 2 Offering:
Prerequisite 2:
Cross-Listed Course 1:
SOA U412
Prerequisite 3:
Cross-Listed Course 2:
Prerequisite 4:
Cross-Listed Course 3:
Prerequisite 5:
Cross-Listed Course 4:
Prerequisite Remarks:
LIN U150 or ENG U150 is recommended.
Cross-Listed Course 5:
Repeatable:
N
Additional Information:
Approved course: NU Core-Comparative Study of Cultures
Approved course: NU Core-Writing Intensive in Major