Living language : an introduction to linguistic anthropology / Laura M. Ahearn
- Author
- Ahearn, Laura M., 1962-
- Published
- Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017.
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Edition
- Second Edition.
- Physical Description
- xix, 369 pages ; 23 cm.
- Series
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.The Socially Charged Life of Language -- 2.Gestures, Sign Languages, and Multimodality -- 3.The Research Process in Linguistic Anthropology -- 4.Language Acquisition and Socialization -- 5.Language, Thought, and Culture -- 6.Communities of Language Users -- 7.Multilingualism and Globalization -- 8.Literacy Practices -- 9.Performance, Performativity, and the Constitution of Communities -- 10.Language and Gender -- 11.Language, Race, and Ethnicity -- 12.Language Death and Revitalization -- 13.Conclusion: Language, Power, and Agency.
- Summary
- Revised and updated, the second 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. Without oversimplifying key concepts and principles, Laura M. Ahearn continues to reveal the full richness and complexity of this important anthropological branch of study in a succinct and easily digestible manner. Topics covered include 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. This edition also features an all-new chapter focusing on multimodal communication - including gestures, sign languages, and other forms of nonverbal language. While introducing readers to the fascinating field of linguistic anthropology, Ahearn accentuates the value of an ethnographically grounded approach to the study of language. This second edition of Living Language offers illuminating insights into the myriad ways language influences and shapes cultural norms and social interactions - and its increasing relevance in the twenty-first-century globalized world. --Book Jacket.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781119060604 paperback
1119060605 paperback - Note
- Revised and updated of the previous edition: 2012.
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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