Living Language

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laura M. Ahearn

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropological linguistics.

Language and culture.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Wiley 2016

Summary:

This book, 'Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology' by Laura M. Ahearn, serves as an accessible yet theoretically sophisticated introduction to linguistic anthropology. It explores the intricate relationship between language, culture, and society, examining how language shapes and reflects social norms, identities, power structures, and interactions. The book covers key topics such as language acquisition, socialization, thought, gender, race, ethnicity, and language death, using real-life examples and interdisciplinary perspectives. Designed for undergraduate students, researchers, and non-specialists, it provides tools for analyzing linguistic practices and highlights the value of integrating linguistic anthropology with other fields of study. It is intended to foster a deeper understanding of the central role of language in shaping human experience and cultural norms. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I: Language: Some Basic Questions

1: The Socially Charged Life of Language

So, What Do You Need to Know in Order to "Know" a Language?

Examples of Linguistic Diversity

Examples of Diversity in Research Topics in Linguistic Anthropology

Keith Basso

Marjorie Harness Goodwin

Bonnie Urciuoli

Alessandro Duranti

Kathryn A. Woolard

James M. Wilce

Key Terms in Linguistic Anthropology

Multifunctionality

Language ideologies

Practice

Indexicality

The Inseparability of Language, Culture, and Social Relations

2: Gestures, Sign Languages, and Multimodality

Bakhtin's Double-Voiced Discourse

Goffman's Participation Framework and Production Format

Speech and the Analysis of Conversation

Gestures and Other Forms of Embodied Communication

Sign Languages

Poetry, Whistled Languages, Song, and Illustrations Generated by AI.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-119-06066-4