MELC 560 A: Language and Ethnicity

Summer 2025 A-term
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Meeting:
MTWThF 1:10pm - 3:20pm / SAV 157
SLN:
12287
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
LING 560 A
Instructor:
OFFERED WITH MELC 359A AND LING 359A. *** UNDERGRADUATES SEE MELC 359A OR LING 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:
March 31, 2025 - 7:10 am