Ling 5 or Ling 10. Language in the Field. Aspects of a language unfamiliar to the class will be analyzed from data elicited in class from a speaker of the language. Several analytical procedures will be examined. May be repeated for credit.
Languages vary from year to year.
Methods of Discourse Analysis. The focus will be on subtle ways in which discourse reveals and recreates ideologies, social relations, and shared as well as conflicting cultural assumptions. Spring, C. Strauss. Advanced Topics in Sociolinguistics. Topics vary from year to year.