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Language, Culture and Communication : The Meaning of Messages

ISBN: 9780131924932 | 0131924931
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
Pub. Date: 6/1/1997

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Table of Contents
Prefaceix
1 Introduction
1(5)
References
5(1)
2 T... MORE
6(42)
Phonology: The Sounds of Language
6(9)
Phonetics
6(6)
Phonemic Analysis
12(1)
Prosodic Features
13(2)
Morphology: The Structure of Words
15(8)
Morphological Analysis
15(2)
Morphological Typologies
17(3)
Grammatical Concepts
20(3)
Syntax: The Structure of Sentences
23(3)
Semantics: The Analysis of Meaning
26(3)
Manual Language
29(4)
Formation of Signs
29(3)
ASL Vocabulary and Grammar
32(1)
Nonverbal Communication
33(12)
Nonverbal Actions
33(11)
The Meaning of Silence
44(1)
Summary
45(1)
References
46(2)
3 Language and Cultural Meaning
48(29)
Foundations of Ethnolinguistics
49(4)
The Sapir-Wharf Hypothesis
51(1)
A Contemporary Comment
52(1)
Lexical and Cultural Categories
53(10)
Domains
53(2)
Lexical Components
55(1)
Lexical Classifications
56(2)
Ethnoscience
58(2)
Universal Processes: Color Terms
60(1)
Focal Meaning and Prototypes
61(2)
Cultural Presupposition
63(3)
Extended and Transferred Meaning
66(8)
Metaphor and Metonymy
66(2)
Metaphors of Kinship
68(2)
Metaphors of the Body
70(4)
Summary
74(1)
References
75(2)
4 Contextual Components: Outline of an Ethnography of Communication
77(25)
Ethnography of Communication
77(2)
Settings
79(2)
Participants
81(8)
Terms of Address
82(1)
Pronouns
83(3)
Kinship Terms
86(1)
Honorifics
87(2)
Topics and Goals
89(2)
Speech Acts
91(3)
Routines
94(6)
Greetings
95(2)
Apologies
97(3)
Summary
100(1)
References
100(2)
5 Communicative Interactions
102(28)
Structural Properties of Conversation
102(5)
Conversational Postulates
107(3)
Directives
110(5)
Directives and Responses in Context
115(2)
Politeness
117(11)
Theories of Politeness
117(7)
Politeness in Japanese
124(4)
Summary
128(1)
References
129(1)
6 Societal Segmentation and Linguistic Variation: Class and Race
130(36)
Social Stratification
131(1)
Caste
131(1)
Class
132(18)
Class and Network
133(1)
New York City
134(6)
Norwich, England
140(1)
Glasgow, Scotland
141(2)
Paris and Rouen, France
143(2)
Maaseik, Belgium
145(1)
Reading, England
146(3)
Class-Based Codes
149(1)
Race
150(14)
Black English in the United States
150(1)
The Structure of Black English Vernacular (BEV)
151(4)
Settings and Contexts
155(5)
Afro-Caribbean Speakers in Great Britain
160(4)
Summary
164(1)
References
164(2)
7 Language and Gender: English and English Speakers
166(28)
Pronunciation
167(7)
Phonological Variants
167(6)
Intonation
173(1)
Grammatical Variants
174(3)
Choices of Vocabulary
177(2)
Gender-Related Conversational Styles
179(5)
Gender Bias in English
184(7)
Classes of Vocabulary
185(4)
Generic "He" and "Man"
189(2)
Summary
191(1)
References
192(2)
8 Cross-Cultural Studies of Language and Gender
194(23)
Gender-Exclusive Patterns
194(15)
Linguistic and Stylistic Preferences
199(12)
Japanese
199(4)
Javanese
203(2)
Malagasy
205(2)
Kuna
207(1)
Samoan
208(3)
Images of Gender in Linguistic Form
211(4)
French
211(1)
German
211(1)
Spanish
212(1)
Russian
212(1)
Mohawk
213(1)
Japanese
214(1)
Summary
215(1)
References
216(1)
9 Learning Language
217(30)
Acquisition of Language
218(5)
Speech Sounds
218(1)
One-Word Utterances
219(1)
Two-Word Grammars
220(3)
Complex Grammars
223(9)
Morphological Development
223(4)
Growth in Vocabulary
227(2)
Syntactic Development
229(3)
Comparative Evidence
232(6)
Complex Inflectional Systems
232(2)
Agglutinating Languages
234(2)
Polysynthetic Languages
236(2)
Some Universal Sequences
238(2)
Negation
238(1)
Wh-Questions
239(1)
Locative Concepts
239(1)
Instructional Strategies
240(4)
Strategies in the United States
240(2)
Strategies in Other Cultures
242(1)
Kalui
242(1)
Kwara'ae
242(2)
Basotho
244(1)
Summary
244(1)
References
245(2)
10 Acquisition of Communicative Competence
247(24)
Acquiring Communicative Styles
248(5)
Learning Politeness
248(2)
Learning to Express One's Feelings
250(1)
Learning to Dispute
251(2)
Learning Status and Role
253(8)
Status and Role in American English
254(5)
Status in Samoan
259(1)
Relationships in Hungarian
259(2)
Learning to Converse
261(8)
Knowledge of Structure
261(1)
Cohesion in Conversation
262(2)
Interactional Cooperation
264(3)
Narratives
267(2)
Summary
269(1)
References
269(2)
11 Multilingual Nations
271(36)
India
272(7)
Linguistic Diversity
272(4)
Standardization
276(1)
Linguistic Minorities
277(2)
Canada
279(10)
Language in Canada
279(3)
Situational Use
282(2)
Attitudes Toward Languages and Speakers
284(5)
The United States
289(15)
Language in the United States
289(1)
Bilingual Education
290(4)
Recent Trends in Law
294(1)
Native American Languages
294(3)
Creole Languages in the United States
297(1)
Gullah
297(3)
Louisiana Creole
300(2)
Hawaiian Creole
302(2)
Summary
304(1)
References
304(3)
12 Bilingual Communities
307(27)
Linguistic Change
308(4)
Language Use in Bilingual Communities
312(8)
Endangered Languages
317(3)
Bilingual Conversational Strategies
320(7)
Code Switching
320(6)
Code Mixing
326(1)
Interethnic Miscommunication
327(4)
Summary
331(1)
References
332(2)
13 Language and Institutional Encounters
334(25)
Language and Status
334(3)
A Non-Western Comment
337(1)
Institutional Contexts
337(1)
Education
338(4)
Medical Encounters
342(4)
Legal Settings
346(7)
The Media
353(3)
Summary
356(1)
References
357(2)
Glossary359(7)
Index366

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