It is an objective of this course that students who complete it should be better prepared than they were before for the sensitive and exacting study, not only of literature, but of whatever specializ ed studies they subsequently undertake. The course will include a laboratory for required supplementary work in phonetics and the practical study of spok en language. George Orwell, J.L. Austin, Roman Jakobson, Ferdinand de Saussure, Roland Barthes, and others. There will also be a textbook. Probably three short to medium length essays and a one-page exercise.
Student reports on a range of topics.
Permission of Instructor. Course is not open to juniors and seniors. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. For This Course.