MSE 4021: Language and Culture
The study of language, culture, and their relationship. Topics include the evolution of the human language capacity; the principles of historical language change including reconstruction of Indo-European and Native American language families; writing systems; linguistic forms such as Pidgins and Creoles arising from languages in contact; the interaction between language and political systems, the struggle for human rights, gender, ethnicity, and ethnobiology.
- Credits
- 3
- Offered
- Fall 2026
- Campuses
- Storrs
- Gen Ed
- CA2: Social Science, CA4 International, W: Writing Competency, TOI3: Div, Equity, Soc Just, TOI5: Indiv Values Soc Inst
- Requirements
- ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011; open to juniors or higher.
Fall 2026 sections
Taught by Puxian Gao.
| Section | Type | Meets | Instructor | Campus | Room | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | LEC | 5:00PM - 7:30PM / Tu | Puxian Gao | Storrs | MCHU 305 | 13 of 20 open |
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