Language, Culture, and Society: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology by Ja

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Language, Culture, and Society by James Stanlaw, Nobuko Adachi, Zdenek Salzmann This introduction to linguistic anthropology includes basic concepts and methods, cognition, sociolinguistics, coverage of gender, race, and class, and an examination of communication in the digital age. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Why should we study language? How do the ways in which we communicate define our identities? And how is this all changing in the digital world? Since 1993, many have turned to Language, Culture, and Society for answers to questions like those above because of its comprehensive coverage of all critical aspects of linguistic anthropology. This seventh edition carries on the legacy while addressing some of the newer pressing and exciting challenges of the 21stcentury, such as issues of language and power, language ideology, and linguistic diasporas. Chapters on gender, race, and class also examine how language helps create-and is created by-identity.New to this edition are enhanced and updated pedagogical features, such as learning objectives, updated resources for continued learning, and the inclusion of a glossary. There is also an expanded discussion of communication online and of social media outlets and how that universe is changing how we interact. The discussion on race and ethnicity has also been expanded to include Latin- and Asian-American English vernacular. Author Biography James Stanlaw is professor of anthropology at Illinois State University. His areas of interest include linguistic anthropology, cognitive anthropology, language and culture contact, and Japan and Southeast Asia. He is the author of Japanese English: Language and Culture Contact.Nobuko Adachi is associate professor of anthropology at Illinois State University. Her interests include transnationalism, ethnohistory, and ethnic studies. She is the author of Ethnic Capital in a Japanese Brazilian Commune: Child of Nature.Zdenek Salzmann is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. A specialist in Native American languages and folklore, he is the author, with his wife Joy, of Native Americans of the Southwest. Table of Contents Preface 1. Introducing Linguistic Anthropology 2. Methods of Linguistic Anthropology 3. The Nuts and Bolts of Linguistic Anthropology I: Language Is Sound 4. The Nuts and Bolts of Linguistic Anthropology II: Structure of Words and Sentences 5. Communicating Nonverbally 6. The Development and Evolution of Language: Language Birth, Language Growth, and Language Death 7. Acquiring and Using Language(s): Life with First Languages, Second Languages, and More 8. Language Through Time 9. Languages in Variation and Languages in Contact 10. The Ethnography of Communication 11. Culture as Cognition, Culture as Categorization: Meaning and Language in the Conceptual World 12. Language, Culture, and Thought 13. Language, Identity, and Ideology I: Variations in Gender 14. Language, Identity, and Ideology II: Variations in Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality 15. The Linguistic Anthropology of a Globalized and Digitalized World Review "Language, Culture, and Society provides comprehensive coverage of the fundamental subfields of linguistic anthropology. The rich variety of examples presented from languages spoken all over the globe allows students to enter the world of working linguistic anthropologists."Marilyn S. Manley, Rowan University"A major introduction and overview to the (reborn) field of linguistic anthropology. The book is systematic and very accessible. It covers most of what is relevant in the field, for which it certainly is to be highly recommended."Applied Linguistics"Language, Culture, and Society is a welcoming text regardless of the readers background in linguistic anthropology. Material that is significant in scope and depth is masterfully rendered in digestible yet substantive elements. There is an art to maintaining conceptual rigor while deftly delivering profound ideas in readily grasped writing-an art that Salzmann, Stanlaw, and Adachi possess in great amounts."William L. Alexander, University of North Carolina Long Description What do linguistic anthropologists do? Why should we study language? How do the ways in which we communicate define our identities? And how is this all changing in the digital world? Since 1993, professors and students have turned to Language, Culture, and Society for answers to questions like those above because of its comprehensive coverage of all critical aspects of linguistic anthropology. This seventh edition continues the original Americanist vision of linguistic anthropology while addressing some of the newer pressing and exciting challenges of the twenty-first century, such as issues of language and power, language ideology, and linguistic diasporas. Chapters on gender, race, and class also examine how language helps createand is created byidentity. New to this seventh edition are enhanced and updated pedagogical features, such as learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, updated discussion questions and resources for continued learning, and the inclusion of a glossary of terms to help orient readers. There is also an expanded discussion of communication online and of social media outlets and how that universe is changing how we interact with one another. The discussion on race and ethnicity has also been updated to include an examination of Latin-American English vernacular. This seventh edition continues on the legacy of Language, Culture, and Society as the premier textbook for linguistic anthropology. " Review Quote Praise for Prior Editions Language, Culture, and Society is a welcoming text regardless of the readers background in linguistic anthropology. Material that is significant in scope and depth is masterfully rendered in digestible yet substantive elements. There is an art to maintaining conceptual rigor while deftly delivering profound ideas in readily grasped writingan art that Salzmann, Stanlaw, and Adachi possess in great amounts. William L. Alexander, University of North Carolina Wilmington A major introduction and overview to the (reborn) field of linguistic anthropology. The book is systematic and very accessible. It covers most of what is relevant in the field, for which it certainly is to be highly recommended. Applied Linguistics " Details ISBN0813350603 Author Zdenek Salzmann Year 2017 ISBN-10 0813350603 ISBN-13 9780813350608 Media Book Edition 7th Imprint Westview Press Inc Subtitle An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology Place of Publication Boulder, CO Country of Publication United States DEWEY 306.44089 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Format Paperback Short Title Language, Culture, and Society Language English AU Release Date 2017-07-25 NZ Release Date 2017-07-25 US Release Date 2017-07-25 Pages 466 UK Release Date 2017-07-25 Publication Date 2017-07-25 Edition Description 7th edition Alternative 9780367319359 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Replaced by 9781032361369 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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