Ebook: Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader
Author: Alessandro Duranti (editor)
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition: 2
- Language: English
- pdf
Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader is a comprehensive collection of the best work that has been published in this exciting and growing area of anthropology, and is organized to provide a guide to key issues in the study of language as a cultural resource and speaking as a cultural practice.
- Revised and updated, this second edition contains eight new articles on key subjects, including speech communities, the power and performance of language, and narratives
- Selections are both historically oriented and thematically coherent, and are accessibly grouped according to four major themes: speech community and communicative competence; the performance of language; language socialization and literacy practices; and the power of language
- An extensive introduction provides an original perspective on the development of the field and highlights its most compelling issues
- Each section includes a brief introductory statement, sets of guiding questions, and list of recommended readings on the main topics
Download the book Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader for free or read online
Continue reading on any device:
Last viewed books
Related books
{related-news}
Comments (0)