ENGL 33000 - Sociolinguistics

This course introduces the study of language use in society in relation to class, gender, ethnicity, race, and age. The nature of language and language rights including pidgins, creoles, and dialects are examined. Critical discourse theory is introduced as part of the analysis of the relationship of language and education, social mobility and power.
prereq: ENGL 22000
3 hrs 3 cr