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LNGS 309: Sociolinguistics

Credits: 
3

This course is designed to help students (a) gain insight into the social dynamics of language
use and (b) understand certain basic concepts and issues in sociolinguistics. Topics include:
definition and scope of sociolinguistics, linguistic varieties, speech communities/communities
of practice, communicative competence multilingualism,, politeness and solidarity, language
and gender, and language attitudes.