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LING-343 Women, Men, and Language
This course examines the connections between gender and sexuality on the one hand and language use on the other. Students will review the major theoretical approaches to language and gender and examine how each can shed light on cases of gendered linguistic practice. Such cases, through which students will acquire a basic introduction to the field of linguistics, include turn-taking in conversation, gossip, Japanese Women's Language, gendered dialect variation, sounding gay, and sexist language. Students will develop the ability to thoughtfully evaluate research from the perspectives of both the linguist and the gender theorist, at times reconciling tension or bridging gaps between the two. Assignments will emphasize students' ability to link theoretical points arising from readings and class discussions to linguistic patterns in observed data.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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