ANTH 14

About this course

A cross-cultural investigation into the relationship between language and culture. An exploration into the origins and structure of language as a human phenomenon, including a historical and comparative analysis and classification of world languages, as well as how language works to produce social realities, construct us as individuals, and mark us as members of groups, and how language is used in processes of globalization and domination. Topics covered include theories of language, linguistic relativity, language diversity and inequality, gendered language, code-switching, and the creative use of language in the information age.

No section is scheduled at Foothill College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Transfer pathways that use ANTH 14

ASSIST maps ANTH 14 to a requirement in 32 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.

• LIBERAL STUDIESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• ENGLISHFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Anthropology B.S. - Sociocultural Anthropology ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
• Anthropology B.S. - Linguistic Anthropology ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
• Leadership StudiesFoothill → Humboldt State
• Anthropology B.S. - Biological Anthropology ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
• Anthropology B.S. - Archaeology ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
• Anthropology B.S. - Cross-Disciplinary Anthropology ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
• AnthropologyFoothill → UC Irvine
• Public Health PolicyFoothill → UC Irvine
• Public Health SciencesFoothill → UC Irvine
• Language ScienceFoothill → UC Irvine
• Nursing ScienceFoothill → UC Irvine
• Psychological and Brain SciencesFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• GeographyFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science EmphasisFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Language, Culture, and SocietyFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• CRITICAL RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIESFoothill → UC Merced
• COGNITIVE SCIENCEFoothill → UC Merced
• COGNITIVE SCIENCEFoothill → UC Merced
• COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA, Linguistics Emphasis, B.A. (Transfer Starting Fall 2026)Foothill → UC Merced
• AnthropologyFoothill → CSU Hayward
• Global StudiesFoothill → CSU Hayward
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsFoothill → University of the Pacific