First-Year Seminars 110LG - Slang: Community/Power/Language

Slang: Community/Power/Lang.

Fall
2020
01
4.00
Mark Shea
M 08:45PM-10:00PM;TTH 08:30PM-10:15PM;WF 09:15PM-10:15PM
Mount Holyoke College
112107
markshea@mtholyoke.edu
Language is a living system. It grows and changes, despite efforts to preserve it. This course examines how slang participates in these changes. What separates slang from standard language, and who sets the standard? Through readings in linguistics and literature, this course examines how we use language to connect, create, and control.
Mount Holyoke first-year students only, by placement.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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