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| Language, Society, and Culture Home Ling 80C: Language, Society, and Culture This course examines how language interacts with structures of social and political authority. It deals with how prestige varieties of a language develop, and how that development is connected with social, political, and economic conditions. It examines the mechanisms used in contemporary societies to maintain the position of prestige dialects and those that use them; in particular, we will examine the mythology of language purity and 'correct usage' that is often an important part of the support system for a prestige dialect. The course also deals with similar patterns and processes in bilingual and multi-lingual communities, and the social mechanisms of language variation and change. Course requirements: readings, class discussions, and a series of short written assignments (roughly one every two weeks).
Prerequisites: none. General Education Code: T5 (Topical: Humanities and Arts or Social Sciences).
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