A basic objective is to acquaint students with both the methods and techniques that archeologists employ in the study and reconstruction of prehistoric societies. Examples will be drawn from a variety of archeological situations ranging from simple hunting and gathering societies to complex chiefdoms and states. Matters of contemporary debate in the area of archeology and the public will also be considered. Ms. Grimm Intermediate Courses 250. This is a first course in anthropological linguistics.
Concern is with the nature and structure of language and verbal behavior.
Next offered 1998-1999. Language in Culture and Society 3 hours 3SS, CD Study of the relationship between language and culture and of the use of languages in socio-cultural context. Mr. Casson 252. Next offered 1998-1999. Ms. Gorfain 255.