| Weeks | Topics |
| 1 |
Introduction of the course:The students will be introduced to the concept of social context which is a prerequisite for any language study.
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| 2 |
Language, dialects, varieties
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| 3 |
Pidgin and creole languages
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| 4 |
Diglossia, bilingualism and multilingualism
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| 5 |
Speech communities
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| 6 |
Regional and social variation
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| 7 |
Language change
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| 8 |
Midterm Examination
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| 9 |
Language and culture
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| 10 |
Ethnography and ethnomethodology
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| 11 |
Solidarity and Politeness
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| 12 |
Acting and conversing
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| 13 |
Language and gender
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| 14 |
Language and disadvantage
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