The Natural History of Language
| JOHN WENDEL |
4単位 |
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| 英語総合講座III-23 The Natural History of Language |
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| The goal of this course is to examine the life history of human language, from origins to extinction. In so doing, we will evaluate proposals for the evolutionary and historical development of language and examine the relationships between language and the mind, culture, and the environment. We will cover a wide range of topics including differences between animal communication and human language, issues underlying linguistic diversity and language extinction, the ecology of language, and language rights and language planning. Each class period will feature a short lecture followed by activities which will give students the opportunity to apply the concepts and vocabulary introduced in the lecture. The last class meeting will be devoted to student presentations. |
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Participation 30% Homework 20% Presentation, Tests 50% |
| テキスト名： | I will provide each student with a set of lecture notes on the first day of class. These notes will be required reading for the course. |
| 注意事項： | Please be prepared to read carefully the weekly reading assignments. Be prepared, too, to participate in class discussions each week. Each student will be required to give a presentation on the last day of class. |
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