ANTH 233 - Language and Culture

Institution:

Wellesley College

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NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. An introduction to linguistic anthropology. We will explore the interaction of language and culture, learning how anthropology adds to our understandings of language, and how linguistic tools and concepts likewise help us understand culture. Top-ics to be examined include: the nature, origin, and history of language; folk understandings of language; orality versus literacy; how culture mediates communication, cognition, and meaning; the ethnography of speaking; language's mediation of gender and ethnic/racial/national identity; the politics of bilingualism; and the power of language. Case studies will deal with languages from around the world, with empha-sis on the Americas. Assignments (including basic fieldwork) will offer training in linguistic-anthropological methodologies. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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