MELC 560 A: Language and Ethnicity

Autumn 2024
Meeting:
W 1:30pm - 3:20pm / MGH 287
SLN:
18845
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
LING 359 A , MELC 359 A , LING 560 A
Instructor:
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:
April 29, 2024 - 11:15 am