The American Languages

4 credits · Undergraduate

A linguistic view of the history, society, and culture of the United States. The variety of languages spoken in our country and the issues surrounding them: language and ethnicity, politics of linguistic pluralism vs. societal monolingualism, language and education, language shift, loss, retention, and renewal. Languages include English (standard and nonstandard; African American English), pidgins and creoles, Native American languages, Spanish, French, and immigrant languages from Asia and Europe.