Anthropology 205 - Language and Human Experience

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St Lawrence University

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This course introduces students to the study of language as a peculiarly human trait. We compare and contrast human vocal language with non-human primate and other forms of communication with a view toward pursuing the following questions: What is language? What separates human language from other forms of communication? What is the range of human communicative skills (e.g., verbal sounds, non-verbal and verbal gestures, body language, silence)? What is the relationship among language, society and culture? Between language and perception? How do the use, non-use and/or misuse of language communicate aspects of cultural and/or personal identity? How do anthropologists go about studying these things? In the process of pursuing these and other questions, we also explore some of the various methods and theories used in the anthropological study of language. Also offered through Global Studies.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stlawu.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 229-5011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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