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| ANTH 5 |
| The Anthropology of Language, Communication, and Culture |
| Description: | Language is fundamental to our human lives. Creating meals, providing shelter, expressing humor and love, provoking fights and forging agreements, people communicate how they perceive and navigate the world. Students in this course use an anthropological perspective to study how the power of culture fashions language between and among the smallest communities to the largest societies. We delve into the structure of language, including the bio-cultural basis of how sounds are made and produced, and we study the unique culture histories of our global language families. We explore how language changes over time by means of cultural acts and social mingling. Importantly, we study issues of language loss and conservation. |
| Recommended Preparation: | Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent |
| Transferability: | CSU; UC |
| Repeatability: | Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP |
| Grading Type: | Grade or P/NP |
| Sections listed are for Fall 2025 |
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