{"product_id":"language-society-and-culture-introducing-anthropological-linguistics-9781551303475","title":"Language, Society, and Culture: Introducing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLanguage is the core of human culture - anthropologists have always put it at the centre of their agenda. So too have many linguists. The amalgam of the two disciplines, anthropological linguistics, aims to document and examine how language mirrors social structure and culture-specific thought patterns. \u003cem\u003eLanguage, Society, and Culture\u003c\/em\u003e provides a concrete method for studying the relation between language and society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntended for use in introductory-level courses in linguistics that adopt a cultural focus, this text is also suitable for supplementary use in more theoretical linguistics courses. Written in Danesi's accessible and engaging style, highlighting the fascinating and vital work going on in anthropological linguistics, this book will also appeal to a broad audience of language students, scholars, and enthusiasts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I: Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. What Is Language?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefining Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage and Speech\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning to Speak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage and Society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage and Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Studying Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Scientific Approach to Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnthropoligical Linguistics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinguistic Analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage, Mind, and Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage, Discourse, and Variation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. The Origin and Evolution of Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReconstruction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCore Vocabularies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage Change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrimate Language Experiments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Language Levels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribing Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Phonological Level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Morphological Level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Syntactic Level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Semantic Level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II: Language And Society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Language and Social Phenomena\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage and Gender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarkedness Theory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage and Style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaming People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtificial Languages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Using Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConversational Devices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeech Acts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSituational Focusing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage Functions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage and Myth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting Systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiteracy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbbreviated Writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnline Communication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Variation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariant Types\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJargon \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorrowing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III: Language, Mind, And Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Language and Classification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Whorfian Hypothesis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecialized Vocabularies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade-up Languages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Language and Concepts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSound Symbolism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWords and Concepts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnthropomorphism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrammar and Thought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Metaphor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Is Metaphor?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConceptual Metaphors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetonymy and Irony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetaphor and Gesture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultural Reifications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Pop Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Is Pop Language?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHip Talk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHip Talk and Gender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcluding Remarks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary of Technical Terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Canadian Scholars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50083754279255,"sku":"9781551303475","price":40.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781551303475.jpg?v=1740724325","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/language-society-and-culture-introducing-anthropological-linguistics-9781551303475","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}