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Subject(s)

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

Series

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

Summary note

"Revised and updated, the 2nd Edition of Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology presents an accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world through the contemporary theory and practice of linguistic anthropology. Presents a highly accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world; Combines classic studies on language and cutting-edge contemporary scholarship and assumes no prior knowledge in linguistics or anthropology; Features a series of updates and revisions for this new edition, including an all-new chapter on forms of nonverbal language; Provides a unifying synthesis of current research and considers future directions for the field" -- From the publisher.

Notes

Revised and updated of the previous edition: 2012.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• The socially charged life of language
• Gestures, sign languages, and multimodality
• The research process in linguistic anthropology
• Language acquisition and socialization
• Language, thought, and culture
• Communities of language users
• Multilingualism and globalization
• Literacy practices
• Performance, performativity, and the constitution of communities
• Language and gender
• Language, race, and ethnicity
• Language death and revitalization
• Conclusion : language, power, and agency.

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ISBN

• 9781119060604 (paperback)
• 1119060605 (paperback)

LCCN

^^2016030969

OCLC

949871164

RCP

H - S

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