❝ Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going. ❞
~ RITA MAE BROWN
WHAT IS THIS COURSE ABOUT?
❝ A different language is a different vision of life. ❞
~FEDERICO FELLINI
WHAT CAN I EXPECT TO LEARN?
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❝ Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation. ❞
~ ANGELA CARTER
THE BASICS
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❝ The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. ❞
~ LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN
THE FOUNDATIONS
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The above statements have been adopted and adapted from: Monica Linden (Brown University), Alisse Portnoy (University of Michigan), Missy Watson (CCNY), and Matt Fois (Albright College). My gratitude to each of you!