Living Language
An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
2nd Edition
Published on 9. December 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
392 pages
978-1-119-06060-4 (ISBN)
Description
Revised and updated, the 2nd Edition of Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology presents an accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world through the contemporary theory and practice of linguistic anthropology.
* Presents 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
* Features a series of updates and revisions for this new edition, including an all-new chapter on forms of nonverbal language
* Provides a unifying synthesis of current research and considers future directions for the field
Reviews / Votes
"Language is the very center of social interaction, the stuff out of which social relations are made. In Living Language, Laura Ahearn introduces us to a twenty-first-century linguistic anthropology, configured around a view of language as a material social activity, as something that people do, rather than as an abstract tool that they use. Living Language introduces a growing, vibrant area of study but also serves as an entryway for other social scientists into a rapidly changing field." - Bruce Mannehim, University of MichiganMore details
Series
Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 22.8 cm
Width: 15.3 cm
Thickness: 1.8 cm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-06060-4 (9781119060604)
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Laura M. Ahearn is an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow serving as a Senior Learning Advisor in the U.S. Agency for International Development's Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance. She is the author of Invitations to Love: Literacy, Love Letters, and Social Change in Nepal (2001) and is the Series Editor Oxford Studies in the Anthropology of Language.
Content
List of Figures vii
List of Tables ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Part I Language: Some Basic Questions 1
1 The Socially Charged Life of Language 3
2 Gestures, Sign Languages, and Multimodality 33
3 The Research Process in Linguistic Anthropology 52
4 Language Acquisition and Socialization 69
5 Language, Thought, and Culture 87
Part II Communities of Speakers, Hearers, Readers, and Writers 117
6 Communities of Language Users 119
7 Multilingualism and Globalization 136
8 Literacy Practices 156
9 Performance, Performativity, and the Constitution of Communities 176
Part III Language, Power, and Social Differentiation 201
10 Language and Gender 203
11 Language, Race, and Ethnicity 230
12 Language Death and Revitalization 255
13 Conclusion: Language, Power, and Agency 273
Notes 305
References 321
Index 355