LING 359 A: Language and Ethnicity

Summer 2025 A-term
Meeting:
MTWThF 1:10pm - 3:20pm / SAV 162
SLN:
11887
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
MELC 359 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 359.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Social Sciences (SSc)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
April 9, 2025 - 1:35 pm