ClassInfo - Spring 2017 Anthropology Classes

Spring 2017 | ANTH 5015W Section 001: Biology, Evolution, and Cultural Development of Language (52643)

Instructor(s): Niki Garrett
Stephen Savignano (TA)
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:: ANTH 3015W Section 001
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017

Mon, Wed 02:30PM - 03:45PM

UMTC, West Bank

Blegen Hall 235

Course Catalog Description:: Language in pre-historic humans. Brain/vocal tract structure. How gossip/music shaped human communication.
Class Notes:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?garre125+ANTH5015W+Spring2017
Class Description:: How did human language evolve? Is language unique to humans? This course will examine the biology and structure of the vocal tracts and the communication systems of the brain, evidence for symbolism and language in primates, hominins, and other mammals, and modern human language diversity, including the roles of gossip, music, and reproduction in language acquisition.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52643/1173
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 24 October 2016

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