Social Anthropology And Language
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Social Anthropology And Language
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Author : Edwin Ardener
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-08
Social Anthropology And Language written by Edwin Ardener and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-08 with Social Science categories.
Providing a critical framework for the consideration of the relationship between modern social anthropology and linguistics, this volume covers topics such as classification, symbolism, and structuralism. The relevance of the works of Saussure, Lévi-Strauss and Chomsky is considered. There are two case-studies: the first outlines a 'social history' of the succession of pidgins that are documented on the West African coast, ending with Pidgin English. The second analyzes the status of three language varieties used in a 'trilingual' community in the Carnian Alps. Originally published in 1971.
British Social Anthropologists And Language
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Author : Hilary Henson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press
Release Date : 1974
British Social Anthropologists And Language written by Hilary Henson and has been published by Oxford : Clarendon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Social Anthropology And The Politics Of Language
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Author : R. D. Grillo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Social Anthropology And The Politics Of Language written by R. D. Grillo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Social Science categories.
Approaches To Language And Culture
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Author : Svenja Völkel
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2022-08-22
Approaches To Language And Culture written by Svenja Völkel and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book provides an overview of approaches to language and culture, and it outlines the broad interdisciplinary field of anthropological linguistics and linguistic anthropology. It identifies current and future directions of research, including language socialization, language reclamation, speech styles and genres, language ideology, verbal taboo, social indexicality, emotion, time, and many more. Furthermore, it offers areal perspectives on the study of language in cultural contexts (namely Africa, the Americas, Australia and Oceania, Mainland Southeast Asia, and Europe), and it lays the foundation for future developments within the field. In this way, the book bridges the disciplines of cultural anthropology and linguistics and paves the way for the new book series Anthropological Linguistics.
Language Culture And Society
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Author : Christine Jourdan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-05-11
Language Culture And Society written by Christine Jourdan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-11 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Language, our primary tool of thought and perception, is at the heart of who we are as individuals. Languages are constantly changing, sometimes into entirely new varieties of speech, leading to subtle differences in how we present ourselves to others. This revealing account brings together eleven leading specialists from the fields of linguistics, anthropology, philosophy and psychology, to explore the fascinating relationship between language, culture, and social interaction. A range of major questions are discussed: How does language influence our perception of the world? How do new languages emerge? How do children learn to use language appropriately? What factors determine language choice in bi- and multilingual communities? How far does language contribute to the formation of our personalities? And finally, in what ways does language make us human? Language, Culture and Society will be essential reading for all those interested in language and its crucial role in our social lives.
The Influence Of Social Contacts On Language And Culture In A Changing Society
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Author : Ivy Boachie
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2020-10-12
The Influence Of Social Contacts On Language And Culture In A Changing Society written by Ivy Boachie and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-12 with Social Science categories.
Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Ethnology / Cultural Anthropology, grade: 1.0, University of Canterbury (Social Anthropology), course: Language and culture, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this paper is to give an insight on the meaning of language and culture change and to show the exceptional capabilities of social contacts that leads to major changes in societies. The following chapters will first focus on the significance of a language in culture and furthermore will continue to dispute the relations to culture as such. Although there are many proposals on language, an anthropological view will be provided, with the intention to see language as a practical phenomenon in society. Next, a few changing processes and the causes and impacts will be mentioned. The analysing of factors and influences that leads to change will be displayed and subsequently the author will mention one illustration on a particular language called Tok Pisin. Finally, the importance of language for identity will complete the paper.
Linguistic Anthropology
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Author : Alessandro Duranti
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2009-05-04
Linguistic Anthropology written by Alessandro Duranti and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-04 with Social Science categories.
Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader is a comprehensive collection of the best work that has been published in this exciting and growing area of anthropology, and is organized to provide a guide to key issues in the study of language as a cultural resource and speaking as a cultural practice. Revised and updated, this second edition contains eight new articles on key subjects, including speech communities, the power and performance of language, and narratives Selections are both historically oriented and thematically coherent, and are accessibly grouped according to four major themes: speech community and communicative competence; the performance of language; language socialization and literacy practices; and the power of language An extensive introduction provides an original perspective on the development of the field and highlights its most compelling issues Each section includes a brief introductory statement, sets of guiding questions, and list of recommended readings on the main topics
A Companion To Linguistic Anthropology
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Author : Alessandro Duranti
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15
A Companion To Linguistic Anthropology written by Alessandro Duranti and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with Social Science categories.
A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology provides a series of in-depth explorations of key concepts and approaches by some of the scholars whose work constitutes the theoretical and methodological foundations of the contemporary study of language as culture. Provides a definitive overview of the field of linguistic anthropology, comprised of original contributions by leading scholars in the field Summarizes past and contemporary research across the field and is intended to spur students and scholars to pursue new paths in the coming decades Includes a comprehensive bibliography of over 2000 entries designed as a resource for anyone seeking a guide to the literature of linguistic anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology Of Education
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Author : Stanton E.F. Wortham
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2003
Linguistic Anthropology Of Education written by Stanton E.F. Wortham and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Education categories.
Over the years, linguistic anthropological research has shown how classrooms are socializing institutions and how language functions as one medium through which this socialization is accomplished. Early work in the field has captured the immediacy of social practice and language use in educational contexts, and has created useful characterizations of variations in communicative competence. The present work builds on the strengths of prior work, showing how new theoretical concepts and empirical methods developed in linguistic anthropology over the last decade can further illuminate educational settings. The authors introduce an updated Linguistic Anthropology of Education which recognizes that, in the rapidly changing field of cultural production within which children and teachers operate today, the exploration of multiple, pre-existing forms of communicative competence is not enough. This volume elaborates theory and illustrates the tools and practices of the Linguistic Anthropology of Education to account for today's research context in which the multiplicity of identity, and the multiple ways language can be used to represent it, have important ramifications for how learning and social reproduction emerge within educational contexts.
Approaches In Anthropological Linguistics
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Author : Guido Maiwald
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2009-04
Approaches In Anthropological Linguistics written by Guido Maiwald and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04 with categories.
Seminar paper from the year 1999 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: Linguistics, language: English, abstract: Between Whorf's (+1941) and Sapir's (+1939) death and the reprinting of some of their writings in 1949 there was a hiatus in research that linked language to culture. In the 1950s and 1960s the Relativity Hypothesis played a crucial role in the growing research on the importance of language in human psychological and social functioning but there was just a small amount of empirical research. Anthropological linguists refer to a "four field"-study of human beings that contains the following fields: - Physical Anthropology - Archeology (for investigation of historic and prehistoric languages and their cultural surroundings i.e. Indo-European Languages) - Socio-Cultural Anthropology - Linguistic Anthropology First fieldworks were done in linguistically oriented case studies and on the investigation of single languages concerning their associations to culture or cultural modes of thought. This work focuses on the invention of anthropological linguists, its predominant scholars and their theories und suppositions.