Sociolinguistics

5 credits

Examines social variation in the phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon of languages and dialects. Considers contribution of age, gender, ethnicity, region, socioeconomic status, and social network structure to dialect differentiation and progression of language change. Introduces perceptual dialectology and language regard. Prerequisite: LING 200 or LING 400. Offered: jointly with ANTH 532.