MELC 560 A: Language and Ethnicity

Spring 2024
Meetings:
W 1:30pm - 3:20pm / LOW 102
to be arranged / * *
SLN:
17274
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
LING 560 A , MELC 359 A , LING 359 A , ANTH 369 A
Instructor:
MEETS ASYNCHRONOUSLY ON FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT ONLINE CONTENT. *** GRADUATE SECTION OF MELC 359A.
Catalog Description:
Explores the political, social, and linguistic contexts of language diversity in Inner Asia, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and the ongoing process of nation-state building efforts from sociolinguistic and ethnographic perspectives. Examines the power relationship between language and ethnicity, the role played by language in power inequalities, and inequality in the distribution of resources. Offered: jointly with LING 560.
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
May 5, 2024 - 6:08 am