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SOAN0109A-S15

Language, Culture, Society

Language, Culture and Society
In this course students will be introduced to the comparative, ethnographic study of language in relation to socio-cultural context. Our readings will be drawn from diverse global settings and will focus upon language as the means by which people shape and are shaped by the social worlds in which they live. We will examine contrasts in ways of speaking across different communities, personal identities, and institutions. We will explore the consequences of communicative difference across a range of contact situations, including everyday conversation among peers, service encounters, political elections, and global connections or disconnections made possible through new media. 3 hrs. lect./disc. (Anthropology)/
Course Reference Number (CRN):
21868
Subject Code:
SOAN
Course Number:
0109
Section Identifier:
A

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Spring 2015

SOAN0109A-S15 Lecture (Nevins)