LING0600 - Introduction to Sociolinguistics

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
920
Title (text only)
Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Term session
S
Term
2022B
Subject area
LING
Section number only
920
Section ID
LING0600920
Course number integer
600
Level
graduate
Description
Human language viewed from a social and historical perspective. Students will acquire the tools of linguistic analysis through interactive computer programs, covering phonetics, phonology and morphology, in English and other languages. These techniques will then be used to trace social differences in the use of language, and changing patterns of social stratification. The course will focus on linguistic changes in progress in American society, in both mainstream and minority communities, and the social problems associated with them. Students will engage in field projects to search for the social correlates of linguistic behavior, and use quantitative methods to analyze the results.
Course number only
0600
Fulfills
Quantitative Data Analysis
Society Sector
Use local description
No