Course Introduction Language & Communication • Human & Non-human communication • Verbal & Non-verbal communication & Cultural contrasts

Language & Culture: What is culture? Politeness & Face Address & Greetings Culture Clash

Language & the Mind: Linguistic Determinism & Relativity

Conversation: Principles & Maxims Relevance theory

Languages & Dialects: Definitions Variation Continuums Prescriptivism & Descriptivism Language & Symbolic Capital

Linguistic Codes: Speech Communities Bilingualism & Multilingualism Code Switching & Mixing

Language & Gender: Grammatical & Biological Gender Male -Female Codes cross-culturally Genderlects

Language & Identity: Speech Networks & communities Common Ground & Memes Constructing Ethnicity Crossing Reclaiming terms

Language Contact: Multiethnolects Lingua franca Pidgins Creoles

Language Change: Shift Linguistic Imperialism Endangerment & Death