Course Description

ANTH180
Language and Culture
- Su/F/W/Sp How does language work? Where is it in the brain? How do children acquire it? How does language affect thought and our perception of the world? How is our language different from that of other animals? How did human language evolve and develop throughout history? Is 'Ebonics' a language or a dialect? This course provides answers to these provocative questions by exploring the anthropological disciplines of descriptive, historical, and ethno linguistics. Proficiency Needed: Reading, Writing.
 

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