Living Language
Wiley-Blackwell (Hersteller)
978-1-4443-4056-3 (ISBN)
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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 world
Combines classic studies on language and cutting-edge contemporary scholarship and assumes no prior knowledge in linguistics or anthropology
Provides a unifying synthesis of current research and considers future directions for the field
Covers key topics such as: language and gender, race, and ethnicity; language acquisition and socialization in children and adults; language death and revitalization; performance; language and thought; literacy practices; and multilingualism and globalization
Laura M. Ahearn is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, USA. She is the author of Invitations to Love: Literacy, Love Letters, and Social Change in Nepal.
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 Differentiation.
9. Language and Gender.
10. Language, Race, and Ethnicity.
11. Language Death and Revitalization.
12. Conclusion: Language, Power, and Agency.
Notes.
References.
Index.
| Reihe/Serie | Primers in Anthropology |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Hoboken |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4443-4056-5 / 1444340565 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4443-4056-3 / 9781444340563 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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