Foundations (4 courses, required
for both tracks)
1. CG41 Introduction to Linguistic
Theory
2. AN80 Sounds and Symbols
3. One or more of the following:
AN139 Culture and Cognition
AN180 Sociolinguistics
CG7 Language, Truth, and Advertising
CG8 Meaning and Thought
CG32 Biology and Evolution of Language
CG45 Language and the Mind (not offered in 2003-2004)
CG123 The Production, Perception, and Analysis of Speech (not offered in 2003-2004)
MC112 Foundations of the Theory of Signs (not offered in 2003-2004)
PL85 Philosophy of Language (not offered in 2003-2004)
EL127 History of the English Language (not offered in 2003-2004)
AN 30 Themes in Anthropology (not offered in 2003-2004)
(or another
course in anthropology dealing with aspects of culture - AN120-138)
4. An area course in anthropology:
AN110-120 (e.g., AN116 Contemporary America; AN 112 People of Latin
America, etc.) or CG 87 Language in Africa.
Linguistic Anthropology Track (4-7 courses)
1. CG121 Introduction to Phonological
Theory
2. CG131 Introduction to Syntax, or
CG111 Introduction to Semantics, or CG112 Lexical Semantics (not offered in 2003-2004)
3. One to four additional courses at
the 100 level drawn from Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences or Anthroplogy.
Other courses from Modern Culture and Media, Theater, Speech, and
Dance, and Comparative Literature may also be counted toward the concentration
with approval of the concentration advisor.
4. A final project (normally registered
as an Independent Study, Internship, or Senior Thesis) to be developed
in consultation with the concentration advisor.
Communication and Culture Track (4-7 courses)
1. Two
of the following three courses:
TA42 Persuasion and Public Controversy (not offered in 2003-2004)
TA103 Rhetorical Foundations of Human Communication (not offered in 2003-2004)
TA104 Interpersonal Communication (not offered in 2003-2004)
2. One to four additional courses at
the 100 level from the Departments of Theater,
Speech, and Dance, Anthropology,
Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences,
Comparative
Literature, American
Civilization, and Modern
Culture and Media, or other departments as appropriate with approval
of the concentration advisor. Courses in culture and communication
of another society from a program of study abroad may be appropriate.
3. A final project (normally registered
as an Independent Study, Internship, or Senior Thesis) to be developed
in consultation with the concentration advisor.
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