ANTH 500B - Theory/Method in Ling Anth

Institution:

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Subject:

Anthropology

Description:

Overview to enable students to identify, describe and understand the theories, methods and goals of linguistic anthropology. Emphasis is placed on the relationships of language to culture and cognition from an anthropological perspective. Topics include language origins, descriptive linguistics, language and cognition, synchronic and diachronic variation, language use in cultural context, discourse and pragmatics, writing systems and literacy. Special approval needed from the instructor.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.siu.edu

Phone Number:

(618) 453-2121

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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