Mar 28, 2024  
Rensselaer Catalog 2018-2019 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2018-2019 [Archived Catalog]

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COMM 2120 - Language in Real Time


This course offers an introduction to theories and methods used to study language in its real time contexts. It begins by exploring the structure of sounds and words. The course moves on to investigate how language variation at those structural levels bleeds into social life – including the cultural and socio-historical production of identities, ideologies, and inequalities. The “exercise” component of this course provides a hands-on opportunity for engaging with the topics explored in course readings and lectures. Completing exercises will offer practice in, for example, using the International Phonetic Alphabet, transcribing and analyzing natural speech, and using various theoretical offerings to examine how social perspectives and attitudes impact both the use and interpretation of linguistic forms. 

When Offered: Spring term annually.



Credit Hours: 4



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