Overview
Description
Studies in general linguistics. (ANTH 681 and ENG 612A are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Related Courses
Cross Listed With ENG 612A
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify both fundamental and advanced concepts within linguistics addressing issues of human communicative behavior.
- use proposed linguistic theories and empirical evidence to provide logical, substantiated arguments in support of or in opposition to those theories and that evidence.
- apply the social science research methods appropriate to the field they are studying and understand why these methods are used.
- identify the complex elements (linguistic and communicative) important to members of a diverse cultural group or groups in relation to its/their history, values, politics, economy, or beliefs and practices.
- articulate an awareness of some of the central historical and present diversity issues addressed in the course, including race, ethnicity, gender, social class, religion, sexual identity, ability, national origin, or other identities, in relation to linguistic practices.