Spanish Sociolinguistics
This course is an introduction to sociolinguistics.
Outcomes: Students will gain a rudimentary knowledge of the linguistic sciences (semantics, phonology, syntax, language acquisition) with a focus mainly on linguistic issues of great relevance in contemporary United States: Ebonics, Spanglish, language in the media, language and gender, and language in politics, and the 'English only' movement.
Outcomes: Students will gain a rudimentary knowledge of the linguistic sciences (semantics, phonology, syntax, language acquisition) with a focus mainly on linguistic issues of great relevance in contemporary United States: Ebonics, Spanglish, language in the media, language and gender, and language in politics, and the 'English only' movement.