ANTHRO 1640 - Language and Culture

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

Examines the ways forms of speaking can constitute cultural life and vice versa. A comprehensive overview of linguistic theories of structuralism and their criticism will form the basis on which to proceed to an ethnography of speaking in different societies. Topics will include: the structuralism of Ferdinand de Saussure, the Sapir-Whorf Relativity Hypothesis and its modern evocations, pragmatics, performativity, Bakhtinian dialogicality, and poetry and poetics.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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