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SCOM 305. Language and Culture

Cross listed with: ANTH 305  
Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 012175 Grading Basis GRD

An introduction to linguistic anthropology. Explores the complex relationships between language and culture through topics such as language acquisition and socialization; language, thought, and worldview; language and identity; multilingualism; how and why languages change; literacy; and the politics of language use and language ideologies.