This course is an advanced introduction to theories and methods for studying the relationship between language and culture from a social-scientific perspective. Both “language” and “culture” will be approached as social practices and processes, not simply as fixed entities, though the idea that they are or should be fixed entities will be explored. Topics to be covered include: multilingualism; language ideology; language and social identity; language and geography; language and political economy; language and mass media.
- Teacher: Rudolf Gaudio