LIN2390

Language, communication and the sexes

(ART)

Joanne Winter

8 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: LIN1010, LIN1020 or LIN1030, LIN1040 or ENH1111, CLS1010, ENH1040, ENH1122, CLS1020

Synopsis: The relationship between sex/gender/sexuality, language use, linguistic representation and communicative behaviour. The study focuses on (i) a variety of languages including Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Swedish; (ii) written and spoken texts and (iii) public and private contexts including patient/doctor interaction, computer mediated interaction, interpersonal communication and educational settings.

Assessment: Language analysis exercise (1000 words): 20% + Research project (3000 words): 40% + Examination (1 hour): 20% + Class fieldwork report (1000 words): 20%