Language and Society

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: Second-year standing; LING 2001; or permission of the Department This course introduces issues and methods in the field of sociolinguistics, the study of the interaction between language and the structure and functioning of society. It includes topics in language variation, the contact of languages, and issues in second-language acquisition, with an emphasis on Canadian contexts. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)