(= A LIN 424) Language and Culture

Catalog description

This course focuses on the major concepts in linguistic anthropology, which is a subfield of linguistics that examines the relationships between linguistic and cultural structures and practices. Topics include discussion of how language influences cultural concepts and the way humans think about the world, and how our cultural concepts are reflected in the way a given speech community uses language. Only one version of A ANT/A LIN 424 may be taken for credit. Prerequisite(s): A ANT/A LIN 220 or permission of instructor.