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Language, Culture & Society: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology » Read Now
by Zdenek Salzmann. 338 pgs.

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In this revised text on language, culture and society, two of the original chapters have been subdivided, additional examples have been included, and the discussions of some of the more abstract topics have been edited.
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Linguistic Anthropology » Read Now
by Alessandro Duranti. 398 pgs.

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Alessandro Duranti introduces linguistic anthropology as an interdisciplinary field that studies language as a cultural resource and speaking as a cultural practice. The theories and methods of linguistic anthropology are introduced through a discussion of linguistic diversity, grammar in use, the...
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Alessandro Duranti introduces linguistic anthropology as an interdisciplinary field that studies language as a cultural resource and speaking as a cultural practice. The theories and methods of linguistic anthropology are introduced through a discussion of linguistic diversity, grammar in use, the role of speaking in social interaction, the organization and meaning of conversational structures, and the notion of participation as a unit of analysis. Linguistic Anthropology will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students.
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The Matrix of Language: Contemporary Linguistic Anthropology » Read Now
by Donald Brenneis, Ronald K. S. Macaulay. 338 pgs.

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...Language Contemporary Linguistic Anthropology edited by Donald Brenneis...language: contemporary linguistic anthropology / edited by Donald Brenneis...and sometimes under...
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The Language Imperative (Chap. 1 "The Link between Language and Culture") » Read Now
by Suzette Haden Elgin. 284 pgs.

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Many of us view language as a tool, a means by which to communicate our thoughts and emotions. But is there more to language than just "talk"? Can learning languages actually change the way you think? In The Language Imperative, best-selling author and linguistic scholar Suzette Haden Elgin examines...
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Many of us view language as a tool, a means by which to communicate our thoughts and emotions. But is there more to language than just "talk"? Can learning languages actually change the way you think? In The Language Imperative, best-selling author and linguistic scholar Suzette Haden Elgin examines the power of language to shape our lives. She confronts some of the most pressing issues parents and educators face today: Is it a good or bad idea for Americans to have command of more than one language? Should learning languages be a luxury for only the rich? Or should it be a goal of the public educational system as well? Based on solid science and filled with personal insights, The Language Imperative is required reading for anyone interested in how words shape our lives, both as individuals and as a nation.
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Co-Construction: An Introduction, in Research on Language and Social Interaction » Read Now
by Sally Jacoby, Elinor Ochs. 13 pgs.

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...conversation analysis, and linguistic anthropology. The concept of co-construction...conversation analysis, and linguistic anthropology. Strangely enough, though...Goodwin...
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What We Do with Language-What It Does with Us, in ETC.: A Review of General Semantics » Read Now
by Bruce I. Kodish. 13 pgs.

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...and community of others. This view, "linguistic relativity," has a history in western...and von Humboldt and more recently to linguistic anthropologists Franz Boas, Edward...
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Poetic Dialogues: Performance and Politics in the Tuscan Contrasto, in Ethnology » Read Now
by Valentina Pagliai. 20 pgs.

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...1.) Linguistic anthropology often equates performance...almost two years. Ethnographic linguistic fieldwork included video...From Grammar to Politics. Linguistic...
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Asserting Ethnic Identity and Power through Language, in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies » Read Now
by Augusto Carli, Cristina Guardiano, Majda Kaucic-Basa, Emidio Sussi, Mariselda Tessarolo, Marina Ussai. 19 pgs.

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...communities formulate explicit of implicit reflections on the linguistic universe--including language use, linguistic diversity and language variation. Our results show...
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A Linguistic Anthropology of Praxis and Language Shift: Arvanitika (Albanian) and Greek in Contact » Read Now
by Lukas D. Tsitsipis. 163 pgs.

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Lukas D. Tsitsipis explores a case of linguistic shift in the Balkans. He focuses on Arvanitika, an Albanian variety spoken in Greece which is under threat through a process of attrition. Various factors relating the linguistic to the non-linguistic aspects of the shift are examined in detail. The...
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Lukas D. Tsitsipis explores a case of linguistic shift in the Balkans. He focuses on Arvanitika, an Albanian variety spoken in Greece which is under threat through a process of attrition. Various factors relating the linguistic to the non-linguistic aspects of the shift are examined in detail. The emphasis is on both the macro-processes responsible for the shift as they emerge from the broader sociopolitical conditions of the Greek nation-state, and on the local communities' discourse as a complex response to these forces. Pragmatic aspects of discourse, power relations, the surfacing of linguistic ideology, and aspects of performance all figure prominently in a synthesis which shows that speakers are active respondents to social and political pressures. The author derives his inspiration from theoretical and methodological traditions in linguistic anthropology, but with political theory becomes as a central concern. In a period when linguistic anthropology is becoming reflexive and facing its social responsibilities, language shift is a locus for critical reflection: discourse about languages is ultimately discourse about human beings and the political process. Series Information Series Editor: Professor Suzanne Romaine, Merton College, University of Oxford Series ISBN: 0-19-961466-0 Series Description: Most of the world's speech communities are multilingual, and contact between languages is thus an important force in the everyday lives of most people. Studies of language contact should therefore form an integral part of work in theoretical, social, and historical linguistics. This series makes available a collection of research monographs which present case studies of language contact around the world. As well as providing an indispensable source of data for the serious researcher, it contributes significantly to theoretical developments in the field.
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Language, Context, and the Imagination: Essays » Read Now
by Paul Friedrich, Anwar S. Dil. 497 pgs.

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...Explorations in Anthropology and Linguistics , ed. by M. Dale...focusing on ethnology and linguistics. He taught anthropology and sociology at the...being explored in both...
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Anthropological Linguistics: An Introduction (1968) » Read Now
by Joseph H. Greenberg. 214 pgs.

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...ANTHROPOLOGICAL LINGUISTICS An Introduction...STUDIES IN ANTHROPOLOGY Consulting...aegis of anthropology, although...administrators, linguistics began to broaden...in...
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The Evolutionary Emergence of Language: Social Function and the Origins of Linguistic Form » Read Now
by James R. Hurford, Chris Knight, Michael Studdert-Kennedy. 426 pgs.

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The Evolutionary Emergence of Language covers the origins and early evolution of language. Its main purpose is to synthesize current thinking on this topic, particularly from a standpoint in theoretical linguistics. It is suitable for students of human evolution, evolutionary psychology, linguistic...
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The Evolutionary Emergence of Language covers the origins and early evolution of language. Its main purpose is to synthesize current thinking on this topic, particularly from a standpoint in theoretical linguistics. It is suitable for students of human evolution, evolutionary psychology, linguistic anthropology and general linguistics. It is the outcome of a major international conference on the evolution of language and includes contributions from many of the best known figures in this field. Very few truly interdisciplinary volumes on this topic have previously been published.
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