The Anthropology of Language An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

by Ottenheimer, Harriet Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780534594367
• ISBN10: 0534594360
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-11
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This text provides an introduction to the field of linguistic anthropology, which appeals to undergraduates from a wide variety of fields and at a wide variety of levels, from freshmen to seniors. This text comes with access to a companion website designed to make the intersection of linguistics and anthropology accessible and interesting to undergraduate students. In addition to THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF LANGUAGE, Harriett Ottenheimer has also creating a workbook/reader that is a perfect bundle option for this text. See the supplement section for details.

Table of Contents

Tables, Figures, and Boxes	xiii
Preface	xv
About the Author	xxiv
Student Preface	xxv
Linguistic Anthropology	1	(13)
In the Field, Comoro Islands, September 1967	1	(1)
Anthropology	2	(1)
Anthropology Is Holistic	2	(1)
Anthropology Is Comparative	3	(2)
Anthropology Is Fieldwork-Based	5	(5)
Cross-Language Misunderstanding 1.1 Glasses of Sherry	6	(3)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 1.1 Ethics in Linguistic Anthropology	9	(1)
Theoretical Linguistics	10	(1)
Summary	11	(1)
Key Terms	12	(1)
Further Reading	12	(1)
Student Activities	13	(1)
Language and Culture	14	(19)
In the Field, Somewhere over Oklahoma, December 2001	14	(1)
How Language Reflects Culture	15	(1)
Cultural Emphasis	16	(4)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 2.1 Speaking ``Computer''	19	(1)
Linguistic Relativity	20	(4)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 2.2 Language on the Job	21	(3)
The Influence of Language on Culture	24	(2)
Testing Linguistic Determinism	26	(1)
Experiencing Linguistic Determinism	27	(2)
Summary	29	(1)
Key Terms	30	(1)
Further Reading	30	(1)
Student Activities	31	(2)
The Sounds of Language	33	(26)
In the Field, Comoro Islands, October 1967	33	(1)
Sounds	34	(1)
Phonology	34	(2)
Phonetics	36	(3)
Phonetic Charts and Symbols	39	(6)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 3.1 Learning the Czech	42	(1)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 3.2 Sun and Moon Consonants in Arabic	43	(2)
Beyond Phonetic Charts: Suprasegmentals	45	(1)
Phonemics	46	(7)
Cross-Language Miscommunication 3.1 Hot and Bitter Chocolate	49	(4)
Etics and Emics	53	(1)
Summary	54	(1)
Key Terms	55	(2)
Further Reading	57	(1)
Student Activities	58	(1)
Words and Sentences	59	(30)
In the Field, U Zlateho Zvonu, Praha, February 2001	59	(1)
In the Field, U Zlateho Zvonu, Praha, April 2001	59	(2)
Morphology	61	(1)
Morphological Analysis	62	(4)
How Morphemes Are Arranged	66	(6)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 4.1 Arabic Words for `the'	71	(1)
Syntax	72	(1)
Syntactic Analysis	72	(6)
How Syntactic Units Are Arranged	78	(2)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 4.2 Anymore	79	(1)
Ambiguities and Other Difficulties	80	(1)
Kinds of Grammars	81	(4)
Summary	85	(1)
Key Terms	86	(1)
Further Reading	87	(1)
Student Activities	88	(1)
Language in Action	89	(31)
In the Field, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, Early 1990s	89	(1)
Using Language: Culture, Ethnicity, Gender, Status, and Style	90	(3)
Cross-Language Miscommunication 5.1 Corn Pudding	91	(2)
The Ethnography of Communication: Language, Gender, and Ethnicity	93	(1)
Communicative Competence: Real People Using Real Language	93	(3)
Discovering How Language Communicates Identity	96	(14)
Cross-Language Miscommunication 5.2 Fais Do Do	98	(2)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 5.1 Bargaining in Mexico	100	(9)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 5.2 S-P-E-A-K-I-N-G in the Classroom	109	(1)
In the Field, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, Early 1990s	110	(1)
Intercultural Communication: Issues and Expectations	111	(1)
When Things ``Go Wrong'': Understanding Cultural Miscues	111	(1)
Using Linguistic Anthropology to Develop Communicative Competence	112	(3)
Summary	115	(1)
Key Terms	116	(1)
Further Reading	116	(2)
Student Activities	118	(2)
Nonverbal Communication	120	(26)
In the Field, Comoro Islands, September 1967	120	(2)
Learning Nonverbal Communication	122	(1)
Smell, Taste, and Touch	123	(2)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 6.1 The Touch	125	(1)
Proxemics	125	(1)
Culture, Ethnicity, and Personal Space	126	(2)
Cross-Language Miscommunication 6.1 Down the Hall	127	(1)
Gender, Status, and Personal Space	128	(1)
Kinesics	129	(1)
Gestures across Cultures	130	(2)
Cross-Language Miscommunication 6.2 Thanks for the Help?	131	(1)
Facial Expressions and Eye Contact across Cultures	132	(1)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 6.2 Analyzing a Wink	133	(1)
Observing and Using Kinesics and Proxemics	133	(1)
Gesture Systems and Complex Alternative Sign Languages	134	(1)
Sign Languages	135	(1)
American Sign Language	136	(1)
Analyzing Signs	137	(3)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 6.3 Variation in Sign	138	(2)
Paralanguage and Speech Substitutes	140	(2)
Summary	142	(1)
Key Terms	143	(1)
Further Reading	143	(2)
Student Activities	145	(1)
Writing and Literacy	146	(26)
In the Field, Tororo, Uganda, August 1967	146	(1)
Writing and Symbolism	147	(2)
Cross-Language Miscommunication 7.1 Reading across Cultures	149	(1)
What Is Writing?	149	(1)
How Does Writing Work?	150	(2)
Pictographic ``Writing''	152	(1)
Rebus Writing	153	(1)
Logographic Writing	154	(2)
Syllabic Writing	156	(2)
Logosyllabic Writing	158	(2)
Alphabetic Writing	160	(1)
Issues of Classification	161	(1)
Decoding a Writing System	162	(2)
What Does It Mean to Have Writing?	164	(2)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 7.1 Writing Shinzwani	165	(1)
Writing, Reading, Identity, and Power	166	(2)
Summary	168	(1)
Key Terms	169	(1)
Further Reading	170	(1)
Student Activities	170	(2)
How and When Is Language Possible?	172	(33)
In the Field, Comoro Islands, July 1982	172	(1)
How is Language Possible?	173	(1)
Theories about Language Beginnings	174	(2)
Defining Language	176	(7)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 8.1 Playing with Intonation	181	(2)
Primate Communication	183	(2)
Children and Language	185	(4)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 8.2 Experimenting with Intonation	189	(1)
When is Language Possible?	189	(1)
Language and the Brain	190	(5)
Language and the Human Vocal Apparatus	195	(3)
How and When is Language Possible? Putting it All Together	198	(2)
Summary	200	(1)
Key Terms	201	(1)
Further Reading	202	(1)
Student Activities	203	(2)
Change and Choice	205	(43)
In the Field, Manhattan, Kansas, July 1974	205	(1)
In the Field, Manhattan, Kansas, July 1981	205	(2)
How Languages Change	207	(1)
External Change	207	(2)
Internal Change	209	(5)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 9.1 bta dqmot	213	(1)
The Impact of Language Change	214	(2)
Cross-Language Miscommunication 9.1 Losing Shinzwani	215	(1)
From Language to Dialect	216	(1)
From Dialect to Language	217	(3)
Language Change and Language Families	220	(11)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 9.2 Observing Language Change	230	(1)
Languages in Contact	231	(1)
Mixed Languages: Pidgins and Creoles	231	(6)
Cross-Language Miscommunication 9.2 Ebonics in Oakland	236	(1)
Stable and Transitional Bilingualism	237	(3)
Codeswitching	240	(1)
Language and Identity, Language and Power	241	(2)
Summary	243	(2)
Key Terms	245	(1)
Further Reading	245	(2)
Student Activities	247	(1)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology	248	(15)
In the Field, Kansas State University, September 1989	248	(3)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 10.1 Language Revitalization in Oklahoma	251	(1)
Working with Endangered Languages	251	(2)
Revealing Racist and Sexist Language	253	(1)
Bias in Grammar	253	(1)
Bias in Words	254	(1)
Bias in Discourse	254	(1)
Linguistic Anthropology Today	255	(3)
Doing Linguistic Anthropology 10.2 Language and Identity in Corsica	256	(2)
Summary	258	(1)
Key Terms	259	(1)
Further Reading	259	(1)
Student Activities	260	(3)
Glossary	263	(16)
Bibliography	279	(8)
Credits	287	(2)
Index	289