LING 115
Language and Culture in India

Credit:  3 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
Non-Western Cultures course.

Examines the relationship between language and culture in the multilingual and multicultural context of India. Special topics of focus are: linguistic and cultural diversity in India, impact of the language and cultural contact on the structure and function of languages (convergence, diglossia, code-mixing, pidgins and creoles), language and identity, language of religion, language and gender, language in the media, literature and culture, language and power, language and globalization. Same as RLST 115.