Language, Culture, and Society
LIN2112.01
Course Description
Summary
This course examines the complex relationship between language, culture, and society through an interdisciplinary lens, incorporating perspectives from linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, and discourse analysis. Students will explore how linguistic practices both reflect and shape identities, power dynamics, cultural norms, and worldviews as we cover topics such as linguistic relativity, regional variation, racialization, politeness, and markers of gender and class.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyze the role of language in reinforcing gender, ethnoracial, and other identities in their social contexts.
- Understand how to apply methods from the fields of anthropology and linguistics, such as ethnography and discourse analysis, to the study of language in context.
- Gain perspective on contemporary language issues in various contexts.