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AN105 - Language and Culture

An introduction to linguistic anthropology. Examines the interconnectedness of language and culture from ethnographic and sociolinguistic perspectives. Comparative study of speaking in cultural context aimed at understanding the ways in which people use talk to cooperate, manipulate, structure events, and negotiate identities. Cross-cultural focus, with examples from such languages and language varieties as Japanese, Navajo, Apache, French, African- American English, and Chicano English. May meet either the Critical Perspectives: Global Cultures or Social Inequality requirement. 1 unit. May meet either the Critical Perspectives: Global Cultures or Social Inequality requirement. Meets the Critical Learning: CP requirement.

Degree requirement — Critical Learning: CP

1 unit — Leza

Previously Featured Offering

Nov. 2019
Instructor: Cyndi Dunn
An introduction to linguistic anthropology and the study of speaking in a cultural context. Students will examine the ways in which people use talk to cooperate, manipulate, structure events, and negotiate identities using examples such as Apaches, Japanese, Korean-Americans, New Yorkers, and people of different generations.
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Offerings

Term Block Title Instructor Location Student Limit/Available Updated
Spring 2025 Block 7 Language and Culture Christina Leza Barnes Science Center 407 25 / -1 07/01/2025
Fall 2025 Block 4 Language and Culture Christina Leza TBA 25 / 16 07/01/2025
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