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PHILOS M24

Language and Identity

(Same as Linguistics M7.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). How do we use language to project our own identity? How do we use it to perceive or shape identity of others? Introduction to speech act theory and various claims that speech act theory can account for systematic subordination of women; maligning of racial minorities; and, in some cases, incitement to violence through hate speech. Provides foundation for students of linguistic theory, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, and communication studies. P/NP or letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.65
n = 135 · 3 terms · ± 0.045
A range
73%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
7%
100% of those passed
D / F / W
0.7%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 4721F
  • 5423W
Enrolment by term: 21F 47, 23W 54
Peak 54 Most recent 54 in 23W 2 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 25 · 16.3%
  • A 50 · 32.7%
  • A- 24 · 15.7%
  • B+ 17 · 11.1%
  • B 8 · 5.2%
  • B- 7 · 4.6%
  • C+ 2 · 1.3%
  • C 1 · 0.7%
  • F 1 · 0.7%
  • P 10 · 6.5%
  • I 7 · 4.6%
  • NR 1 · 0.7%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
ARMSTRONG, JOSHUA DAVID 3.66 3.66 135 3 73%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term