ANTH3490-01.Language, Culture, and Society.Sp14.Coville,Elizabeth

Faculty Name

Elizabeth Coville

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