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LINGUIST 258A

Variation and Social Meaning

UNITS:2-4
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

The social meaning of linguistic variation. Approaches to investigating social meaning, encoding meaning across different levels of language, the structure of meaning and theories of indexicality, the role of meaning in language change.

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Seminar 1Open
ID: 12812
0 / 12 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:9 AM – 10:20 AM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Podesva, Robert
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LINGUIST 258A: Variation and Social Meaning

2-4 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

The social meaning of linguistic variation. Approaches to investigating social meaning, encoding meaning across different levels of language, the structure of meaning and theories of indexicality, the role of meaning in language change.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 9:00 AM – 10:20 AM — Podesva, Robert (Graduate)

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