Linguistics 101 - People & Their Language
Fall
2024
01AD
F 11:15AM 12:05PM
UMass Amherst
31737
Hasbrouck Lab Add room 111
Language is a uniquely human instinct. It is also our most important cultural artifact. This course examines language as an instinct and as a social construct that dynamically shapes and is shaped by history, class, status, ethnicity, gender, and institutions like the media and the law. (Gen.Ed. DU, SB)
Class will be held in person in the room assigned
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.