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Living Language : An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
by Ahearn, Laura M.Edition:
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5/6/2011
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Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary
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
Author Biography
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(2001).
Table of Contents
| List of Figures | p. viii |
| List of Tables | p. x |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xvi |
| Language: Some Basic Questions | p. l |
| The Socially Charged Life of Language | p. 3 |
| The Research Process in Linguistic Anthropology | p. 31 |
| Language Acquisition and Socialization | p. 50 |
| Language, Thought, and Culture | p. 65 |
| Communities of Speakers, Hearers, Readers, and Writers | p. 99 |
| Communities of Language Users | p. 101 |
| Multilingualism and Globalization | p. 119 |
| Literacy Practices | p. 140 |
| Performance, Performativity, and the Constitution of Communities | p. 160 |
| Language, Power, and Social Differentiation | p. 185 |
| Language and Gender | p. 187 |
| Language, Race, and Ethnicity | p. 214 |
| Language Death and Revitalization | p. 240 |
| Conclusion: Language, Power, and Agency | p. 259 |
| Notes | p. 292 |
| References | p. 307 |
| Index | p. 336 |
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