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History and development of commercial advertising; advertising as a reflector and/or creator of social and cultural values; advertisements as cultural myths; effects on children, women, and ethnic minorities; advertising and language; relation to political and economic structure; and advertising and world culture. Emphasis on American society complemented by case studies of advertising in Canada, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Western Europe, and selected other countries. Instructor: O'Barr
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Same as Cultural Anthropology 110 except instruction is provided in lecture and discussion group each week. Instructor: O'Barr
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Advanced Translation and Stylistics. Cultural and social difference between French and English patterns in written and oral expression. Extensive practice in translation of different types of texts. Equivalencies between French and English. Prerequisite: French 101 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff
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A comprehensive overview of the field of linguistics as it relates to Spanish. Starting from the question What does it mean to know Spanish?, the course reviews the areas of phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, semantics, applied linguistics, and sociolinguistics. The main goal is to develop students' skills in analyzing data, forming and testing hypotheses, and arguing for the correctness of solutions. Individual topics investigated by students. Prerequisite: Spanish 101 or 104 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Staff
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Topics vary each semester. Specific themes related to social linguistics. Involves students' collecting and analyzing linguistic data, framing, and testing hypotheses. Instructor: Staff
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Theory and practice of French pronunciation, corrective phonetics, intonation, accentuation, syllabification, elision and liaison. Focus on areas of speech production in French that are generally the most difficult for native speakers of English. Comprehension, dictation, and recitation exercises; interactive video and audio activities; self-assessment tasks; and end-of-term individual improvement grade. Instructor: Tufts
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Examination of bilingualism at the individual, interpersonal, and social levels from psycholinguistic, socio-linguistic, anthropological, and educational perspectives. Issues to include the relation between language and cognition, language development, language identity, socio-linguistic practices in multicultural settings, language maintenance, and language policy and planning. Instructor: Kim
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Examination of Korean language in social and cultural contexts from sociolinguistic and linguistic anthropological points of view. Focus on construction of cultural identities, social order and interpersonal relationships through everyday language use. Honorifics and language ideology, language and gender, regional and social variations, language contact and language policy in contemporary Korea. Sociolinguistics literature introducing conceptual frameworks and empirical research on specifics of language in use and synchronic and diachronic variations. Readings and class conducted in English. PREREQUISITE: Familiarity with Korean or basics of Linguistics. Instructor: Kim
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Same as Linguist 133S; open only to students in the Focus Program. Prerequistite: Advanced placement credit in Biology. Instructor: Andrews
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The relationship of brain and language explored through a variety of methodologies and approaches, including first and second language acquisition across cultures, multilingualism, language disorders, and imaging studies of language acquisition, maintenance and loss. Special attention to Russian contributions to cognitive neuroscience and linguistic theory. Prerequisite: Advanced Placement credit in biology
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