Details

Subject(s)

• Anthropological linguistics [Browse]
• Language and culture [Browse]

Series

• Blackwell primers in anthropology ; 2. [More in this series]
• Primers in anthropology ; 2

Summary note

Accessible and clearly written, Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology introduces readers to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world through the contemporary theory and practice of linguistic anthropology.A highly accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the worldCombines classic studies on language and cutting-edge contemporary scholarship and assumes no prior knowledge in linguistics or anthropologyProvides a unifying synthesis of current research and considers future direction

Notes

• ANTH 300
• Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I Language: Some Basic Questions; 1 The Socially Charged Life of Language; 2 The Research Process in Linguistic Anthropology; 3 Language Acquisition and Socialization; 4 Language, Thought, and Culture; Part II Communities of Speakers, Hearers, Readers, and Writers; 5 Communities of Language Users; 6 Multilingualism and Globalization; 7 Literacy Practices; 8 Performance, Performativity, and the Constitution of Communities
• Part III Language, Power, and Social Differentiation9 Language and Gender; 10 Language, Race, and Ethnicity; 11 Language Death and Revitalization; 12 Conclusion: Language, Power, and Agency; Notes; References; Index

OCLC

729731177

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