Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
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Autor: Laura Ahearn
ISBN: 9781405124409
Editura: Wiley-Blackwell
Anul publicării: 2011
Pagini: 368
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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
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.
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.
* 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
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.
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.
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