Language, Culture, and Society

Key Topics in Linguistic Anthropology

AvChristine Jourdan,Kevin Tuite

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

Del 23 i serien Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-05-11
Mått:158 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt:648 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language
Antal sidor:324
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521849418

Utforska kategorier

Språkvetenskap och lingvistik inom Språk och ordböcker

Mer om författaren

Christine Jourdan is Professor and Chair in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University. Kevin Tuite is Professuer titulaire (full Professor) of Anthropology at the Université de Montréal.

Recensioner i media

'… an enjoyable collection. … an interesting and wide-ranging exploration of the ways in which linguists are expanding their horizons.' Language Policy

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Walking through walls Christine Jourdan and Kevin Tuite; 1. An issue about language Charles Taylor; 2. Linguistic relativities John Leavitt; 3. Benjamin Lee Whorf and the boasian foundations of contemporary ethnolinguistics Regna Darnell; 4. Cognitive anthropology Penelope Brown; 5. Methodological issues in cross-language colour naming Paul Kay; 6. Pidgins and creoles genesis: an anthropological offering Christine Jourdan; 7. Bilingualism Monica Heller; 8. The impact of language socialization on grammatical development Elinor Ochs and Bambi Schieffelin; 9. Intimate grammars: anthropological and psychoanalytic accounts of language, gender, and desire Elizabeth Povinelli; 10. Maximizing ethnopoetics: toward the fine-tuning (anthropological) experience Paul Friedrich; 11. Of phonemes, fossils and webs of meaning: the interpretation of language variation and change Kevin Tuite.