A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology provides a series of in-depth explorations of key concepts and approaches by some of the scholars whose work constitutes the theoretical and methodological foundations of the contemporary study of language as culture.
- Provides a definitive overview of the field of linguistic anthropology, comprised of original contributions by leading scholars in the field
- Summarizes past and contemporary research across the field and is intended to spur students and scholars to pursue new paths in the coming decades
- Includes a comprehensive bibliography of over 2000 entries designed as a resource for anyone seeking a guide to the literature of linguistic anthropology
Synopsis of Contents.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Notes on Contributors.
Part I: Speech Communities, Contact, and Variation.
1. Speech Community. (Marcyliena Morgan).
2. Registers of Language. (Asif Agha).
3. Language Contact And Contact Languages. (Paul B. Garrett).
4. Codeswitching (Kathryn A. Woolard).
5. Diversity, Hierarchy and Modernity in Pacific Island Communities. (Niko Besnier).
6. The Value of Linguistic Diversity: Viewing Other Worlds Through North American Indian Languages. (Marianne Mithun).
7. Variation In Sign Languages. (Barbara Lemaster and Leila Monaghan).
Part II: The Performing of Language.
8. Conversation as a Cultural Activity. (Elizabeth Keating and Maria Egbert).
9. Gesture. (John B. Haviland).
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