ANTH 2070 - Languages of the World

This course introduces students to the diversity of the world's languages in their social and historic context. Provides a basic overview of modern languages and language families worldwide, with an emphasis on the dynamic relationships between languages and cultures. By the end of the course, students will have an appreciation of the diversity and distribution of the world's languages, what factors cause one language to spread while another becomes moribund, and the importance of maintaining our linguistic diversity.