Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4A · CSU GE Area D1DescriptionAs an introduction to linguistic anthropology, this course will cover the study of language, culture, and society from an anthropological perspective. Language will be presented as a form of social interaction in which participants do things with and through everyday talk. Topics include the biological basis of communication and speech, the relationship between language and culture, the structure of language, language origins, language through time, language variation, language in social context, the ethnography of communication, nonverbal communication and writing, and linguistic anthropology in the contemporary world. Special topics may include pidgins and creoles, language death and revival, and the relationship between language, identity, and power. 