Introduction to Language Contact

3 credits · Graduate School

(Also listed as ANTH 2604) Structural, social, and cultural issues involved in protracted contact between speakers of different languages. Bilingualism and multilingualism, lexical and structural borrowing, nativization, code switching, and Pidgins and Creoles. Linguistic psychosocial theories regarding common contact patterns. The sociocultural meaning of language contact in different societies. Case studies. No credit for students who have earned credit for 2604. [3]