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The Anthropology of Language An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

by: Ottenheimer, Harriet Joseph

The Anthropology of Language An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

by: Ottenheimer, Harriet Joseph

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9780534594367
ISBN 10:
0534594360
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 04/11/2005
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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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.

Tables, Figures, and Boxes

xiii

Preface

About the Author

xxiv

Student Preface

xxv

Linguistic Anthropology

(13)

In the Field, Comoro Islands, September 1967

(1)

Anthropology

(1)

Anthropology Is Holistic

(1)

Anthropology Is Comparative

(2)

Anthropology Is Fieldwork-Based

(5)

Cross-Language Misunderstanding 1.1 Glasses of Sherry

(3)

Doing Linguistic Anthropology 1.1 Ethics in Linguistic Anthropology

(1)

Theoretical Linguistics

(1)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Further Reading

(1)

Student Activities

(1)

Language and Culture

(19)

In the Field, Somewhere over Oklahoma, December 2001

(1)

How Language Reflects Culture

(1)

Cultural Emphasis

(4)

Doing Linguistic Anthropology 2.1 Speaking ``Computer''

(1)

Linguistic Relativity

(4)

Doing Linguistic Anthropology 2.2 Language on the Job

(3)

The Influence of Language on Culture

(2)

Testing Linguistic Determinism

(1)

Experiencing Linguistic Determinism

(2)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Further Reading

(1)

Student Activities

(2)

The Sounds of Language

(26)

In the Field, Comoro Islands, October 1967

(1)

Sounds

(1)

Phonology

(2)

Phonetics

(3)

Phonetic Charts and Symbols

(6)

Doing Linguistic Anthropology 3.1 Learning the Czech

(1)

Doing Linguistic Anthropology 3.2 Sun and Moon Consonants in Arabic

(2)

Beyond Phonetic Charts: Suprasegmentals

(1)

Phonemics

(7)

Cross-Language Miscommunication 3.1 Hot and Bitter Chocolate

(4)

Etics and Emics

(1)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(2)

Further Reading

(1)

Student Activities

(1)

Words and Sentences

(30)

In the Field, U Zlateho Zvonu, Praha, February 2001

(1)

In the Field, U Zlateho Zvonu, Praha, April 2001

(2)

Morphology

(1)

Morphological Analysis

(4)

How Morphemes Are Arranged

(6)

Doing Linguistic Anthropology 4.1 Arabic Words for `the'

(1)

Syntax

(1)

Syntactic Analysis

(6)

How Syntactic Units Are Arranged

(2)

Doing Linguistic Anthropology 4.2 Anymore

(1)

Ambiguities and Other Difficulties

(1)

Kinds of Grammars

(4)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Further Reading

(1)

Student Activities

(1)

Language in Action

(31)

In the Field, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, Early 1990s

(1)

Using Language: Culture, Ethnicity, Gender, Status, and Style

(3)

Cross-Language Miscommunication 5.1 Corn Pudding

(2)

The Ethnography of Communication: Language, Gender, and Ethnicity

(1)

Communicative Competence: Real People Using Real Language

(3)

Discovering How Language Communicates Identity

(14)

Cross-Language Miscommunication 5.2 Fais Do Do

(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

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