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Your search for courses · during 2023-24 · tagged with LING Elective · returned 3 results
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LING 135 Introduction to Sociolinguistics 6 credits
There is a complex relationship between language and society. This course examines how language variation is tied to identity and the role of language in human social interaction. We will consider language as it relates to social status, age, gender, ethnicity, and location as well as theoretical models used to study variation. We will also examine how language is used in conversation, in the media, and beyond using ethnography of communication and discourse analysis. You will become more aware of how language is used in your own daily life and will be able to argue sociolinguistic perspectives on language attitudes.
- Fall 2023
- Intercultural Domestic Studies Social Inquiry
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LING 135.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Morgan Rood 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- T, THWeitz Center 230 10:10am-11:55am
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LING 140 Language in the U.S. 6 credits
The United States is home to diverse and interconnected linguistic communities. In this course, we will see how applying the tools of linguistics—the scientific study of language—can shed light on the dynamics of these communities. We will examine how language unites and divides, changes over time, and is used for oppression and for liberation. We will see how groups and individuals vary their linguistic expression as they navigate subtle racial, ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic boundaries. Along the way, students will gain familiarity with a range of research methodologies and the interpretation of different kinds of data.
- Spring 2024
- Intercultural Domestic Studies Social Inquiry
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LING 140.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:30
- T, THCMC 301 1:15pm-3:00pm
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LING 275 First Language Acquisition 6 credits
Humans are unique among animals in that we attain native speaker competency in any language(s) we receive a sufficient amount of exposure to during the right time of our development. The path of first language acquisition is remarkably stable regardless of the language(s) being acquired, and yields insights into the nature of human language. In this course, we explore children’s capacity to acquire language, with a focus on its implications for linguistic theory. Topics include acquisition of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics, and acquisition in extraordinary circumstances.
- Winter 2024
- Social Inquiry
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100-level linguistics course
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LING 275.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Catherine Fortin 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 426 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 426 1:10pm-2:10pm