Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 EIU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ANT 3610 - Language and Culture.


(3-0-3) On Demand.  An introduction to linguistic anthropology, the subfield of anthropology that focuses on the conjunction of language, culture, self and society.  The course will explore the evolutionary dimensions of language; the relation of language use to space and material culture; sociolinguistic approaches to language as an embodied social act within and across linguistic communities and networks; the ethnography of speaking and other forms of linguistic performance; writing systems; and language endangerment, death and revival. 

Prerequisites & Notes:
ANT 2200G or its equivalent.    

Credits: 3