(Same as Linguistics M146.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; fieldwork, two hours. Requisite: course 4 or Linguistics 20. Study of language as aspect of culture; relation of habitual thought and behavior to language; and language and classification of experience. Holistic approach to study of language, with emphasis on relationship of linguistic anthropology to fields of biological, cultural, and social anthropology, as well as archaeology. (Core course for linguistics field.) P/NP or letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
10.0 / 10
Organization
10.0 / 10
Time
10-15 hrs/week
Overall
10.0 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Summer 2023 Online
    Grade: A+

    One of my favorite classes i’ve taken at ucla! Great professor.

Course

Previously taught
23Su

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance required

  • No midterms

  • 10th week final

  • 100% recommend the textbook

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