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May 04, 2024
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ENG 413A - Sociolinguistics (3 units) CO10
Study of language in relation to society.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 281 or ENG 282 or ENG 412A ; ENG 303 or Junior standing.
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to define key concepts in dialect geography and variationist sociolinguistics.
2. Students will be able to articulate the different approaches of researchers and laypersons to the study of regional and social dialects.
3. Students will be able to recognize the role of varied social and linguistic perspectives on language variation and language subordination.
4. Students will be able to display through class presentations and written materials an informed perspective on the question of how race, gender, age, class and ethnicity are enacted and reproduced through linguistic variation.
5. Students will be able to show mastery of basic field based methodological concepts and the scientific method.
6. Students will be able to identify the main forces behind the evolution of regional and social dialects.
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