Title
ANTH3490-01.Language, Culture, and Society.Sp14.Coville,Elizabeth
Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
ANTH
Course Subject
ANTH
Course Number
3490
Course Section
01
Course Title
Language, Culture, and Society
Academic Term and Year
Spring 2014
Credits
4.00
Hamline Plan Letter
S, W
Area of Study
ANTH, LING
Course Description
Goals: To explore the relationship between: a) language structure and performance, b) world view, cultural categories, values, beliefs, attitudes, folk models, and ideologies; and c) social action, organization, relations, and events. To think about the ways in which language is embedded in social contexts of use by reading about other speech communities and reflecting upon our own. Content: A mix of theoretical discussions and empirical examples from both western and non-western traditions, past and present, and field observations by students of language use. Ethnographic examples from American Indian and immigrant groups. Taught: Annually.
Recommended Citation
Coville, Elizabeth, "ANTH3490-01.Language, Culture, and Society.Sp14.Coville,Elizabeth" (2014). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 2486.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/2486