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.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. define key concepts in dialect geography and variationist sociolinguistics.
2. articulate the different approaches of researchers and laypersons to the study of regional and social dialects.
3. recognize the role of varied social and linguistic perspectives on language variation and language subordination.
4. 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. show mastery of basic field based methodological concepts and the scientific method.
6. identify the main forces behind the evolution of regional and social dialects.

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