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GLOBAL LANGUAGE ISSUES

ANTHRO/FOLKLORE/INTLST/LINGUIS 211
Course Description

Focuses on language and its culture, example topics include: extinction and revival, language and nationhood, how widely and deeply languages differ, language and worldview, writing systems and literacy, language discrimination and inequality.

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