ENGL 410 - Language Attitudes

Fall or Spring (4) Staff. Prerequisite(s): (ANTH 204 or ENGL 220 or LING 220) and (ENGL 303 or LING 303 or ENGL 406).

This seminar will examine the social, economic, and educational ramifications of language attitudes including: the linguistic intersection of race, gender, and social class; comparisons of standardized and Standard English; and the role of linguistics in the formation of language policy. (Cross-listed with LING 410.)