LING 560 A: Language and Ethnicity

Spring 2024
Meetings:
W 1:30pm - 3:20pm / LOW 102
to be arranged / * *
SLN:
16480
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
MELC 359 A , LING 359 A , ANTH 369 A , MELC 560 A
Instructor:
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 MELC 560.
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
April 27, 2024 - 2:10 am