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2013-2014 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2013-2014 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

FLL 450 - Sociolinguistics

3 credits
Examination of the nature of language and the relationships among language, society, thought, and culture through the study of sociolinguistics. Topics explored include the nature of language, dialects, language variation and change, and attitudes towards language varieties, as well as how power, solidarity, identity, and cultural factors affect language use.