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Nathan Wendte

Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Department: Department of Anthropology
Office location and address
1605 Jefferson Park Ave
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904
Recent courses as listed in the Student Information System (SIS) Course Catalog:
ANTH 2541: Topics in Linguistics
Credits: 3
Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics.
ANTH 3541: Topics in Linguistics
Credits: 3
Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics.
LING 3559: New Course in Linguistics
Credits: 1–4
New course in the subject of linguistics
ANTH 3559: New Course in Anthropology
Credits: 1–4
New course in the subject of Anthropology.
ANTH 5470: Language and Identity
Credits: 3
In anthropology, where identity has become a central concern, language is seen as an important site for the construction of, and negotiation over social identities. In linguistics, reference to categories of social identity helps to explain language structure and change. This seminar explores the overlap between these converging trends by focusing on the notion of discourse as a nexus of cultural and linguistic processes.
LING 7559: New Course in Linguistics
Credits: 1–4
New course in the subject of linguistics.