Living language : an introduction to linguistic anthropology /

• Main Author: Ahearn, Laura M., 1962-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Series: Blackwell primers in anthropology ; 2.
• Subjects: Anthropological linguistics.; Language and culture.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.; Antropologische linguïstiek.; Kulturanthropologie; Sprache; Ethnolinguistik; Ethnolinguistik.; Anthropological linguistics > Introduction.; Electronic books.; Handboeken (vorm)

"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...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Language: Some basic questions. The socially charged life of language
• The research process in linguistic anthropology
• Language acquisition and socialization
• Language, thought, and culture
• Part II: Communities of speakers, hearers, readers, and writers. Communities of language users
• Multilingualism and globalization
• Literacy practices
• Performance, performativity, and the constitution of communities
• Part III: Language, power, and social differentiation. Language and gender
• Language, race, and ethnicity
• Language death and revitalization
• Conclusion: Language, power, and agency.