Sociolinguistics
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Overview
Subject area
LING
Catalog Number
680
Course Title
Sociolinguistics
Department(s)
Description
The interaction of language with region, class, sex, and nationalism. Special consideration is given to Black English, urban dialects, and educational policy. An exploration of regional and class dialects, the reactions to them, and the historical reasons for their development. The differences between male and female speech as well as the different ways language refers to sex are considered. The debate over bidialectism in the schools is reviewed as well as the role of language in nationalism and questions of language policy in developing countries.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Graduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
4
Maximum Units
4
Academic Progress Units
4
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
4
Requisites
012503