LING-31013 credit hours

Registers of Our Daily Life

Linguistics · 3 hrs Lecture

Offered: Fall Or Winter

LING-3101 prerequisites

3 courses appear in this chain, up to 1 level deep. Every route through it involves a choice, so nothing is forced.

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LING-2101Language and Culture
ANTH-2406Language and Culture
ENGL-2804Language and Culture

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Where LING-3101 counts

Counts toward 1 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

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Description

Students are introduced to issues involved in the research being done by linguists, text analysts, discourse analysts, and sociolinguists concerning various types of institutional discourse. They are required to carry out a research project on a register of their choice. Experimental investigations and contemporary research focus on medical, scientific, legal, business, financial, political, classroom, and media discourse.

Requisite courses

LING-2101 or ANTH-2406 or ENGL-2804 [prerequisite(s)].

Restrictions

Students may not hold credit for this course and ANTH-3407 | ENGL-3802.

Cross-listed

ANTH-3407(3), ENGL-3802(3).

Lecture

From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.