Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

Ahearn, Laura M.

ISBN 10: 1405124415 / ISBN 13: 9781405124416

Verlag: Blackwell Pub, 2011

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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

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: 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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Titel: Living Language: An Introduction to ...
Verlag: Blackwell Pub
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: good