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LNGS7109: Language and Identity
2022 unit information
This unit examines the expression of social identities and relationships through language, including the connections between social group style-shifting and registers.
Unit details and rules
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Linguistics
| Code | LNGS7109 |
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| Academic unit | Linguistics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Understand identity and how it is related to language
- LO2. Recognize a wide variety of different communicative activities or genres used in relation to language and identity
- LO3. Deconstruct how language is used to enact, construct and negotiate identities
- LO4. Engage with and critically apply their understanding of language and identity to various cultural contexts such as business communication, tourism, social media and early childhood development
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