{"product_id":"anthropological-linguistics-9780631151227","title":"Anthropological Linguistics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthropological linguistics is concerned with the place of language in its social and cultural context. This book provides a review of research questions which span the disciplines of linguinitics and anthropology, yet presents a biologically based view of this cross-disciplinary field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Foley's book illustrates quite convincingly that 'Linguistics without anthropology is sterile, anthropology without linguistics is blind'(Hockett 1973: 675)\" \u003ci\u003eGunter Senft, Max-Planck-Institute for Psycholinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I applaud Foley for having overcome one of the main constraints of structuralist - inspired approaches to analysis.\" \u003ci\u003ePeter Muhlhausler, University of Adelaide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Evolution of Language\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Evolution of Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Universalism:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eInnate Constraints of Mind\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Mind, Universals and the Sensible World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Structuralism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Cognitive Anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Kinship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Color.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Relativism: Cultural and Linguistic Constraints on Mind\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. On Relativist Understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Models and Metaphors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Linguistic Relativity and the Boasian Tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Space.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Classifiers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Ethnography of Speaking\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Speaking as a Culturally Constructed Act: A Few Examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Politeness, Face and the Linguistic Construction of Personhood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Language and Gender.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Language and Social Position.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Language and Socialisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Genre: Poetics, Ritual Languages and Verbal Art.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Culture and Language Change\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Contact Induced Language Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Standard Language and Linguistic Engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Literacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403386298711,"sku":"9780631151227","price":39.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631151227.jpg?v=1730483308","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/anthropological-linguistics-9780631151227","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}