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This course looks at how language works in society. For example, it investigates linguistic variation and language use in conversations, the linguistic markers of social identity and attitudes to different varieties of language (accents, dialects etc).
When you hear somebody talk, even for the very first time and even if you can’t see that person’s face, you make a split second judgement about them. That’s because a speaker’s language tells us something about them. Because of its central importance in allowing people to communicate, language has a large effect on who we are, who we are seen to be, and how we are able to get about as social beings. In this course, we’ll examine how this is so.
ENGL323
Kevin Watson
Trudgill, Peter; Sociolinguistics : an introduction to language and society ; 4th ed; Penguin, 2000.
Domestic fee $595.00
International fee $2,588.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Languages and Cultures .