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Linguistic anthropology is that branch of anthropology that brings linguistic methods to bear on anthropological problems, linking the analysis of semiotic and particularly linguistic forms and processes (on both small and large scales) to the interpretation of sociocultural processes (again on small and large scales).
First paradigm
As Duranti (2003) has noted (and the next paragraphs summarize his article), three paradigms have emerged over the history of the subdiscipline. The first paradigm, known as "linguistics" (later, "anthropological linguistics"), was devoted to themes unique to the subdiscipline—linguistic documentation of languages then seen as doomed to extinction (these were the languages of native North America on which the first members of the subdiscipline focused), grammatical description, typological classification (see typology), and the problem/question of linguistic relativity (associated with Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf but actually developed by Franz Boas and, before him, by a long line of European thinkers from Vico to Herder to Humboldt).
Second paradigm
Dell Hymes was largely responsible for launching the second paradigm that fixed the name "linguistic anthropology" in the 1960s, though he also coined the term "ethnography of speaking" (or "ethnography of communication") to describe the agenda he envisioned for the field. It would involve taking advantage of new developments in technology, including new forms of mechanical recording. And Hymes introduced a new unit of analysis. Whereas the first paradigm focused on ostensibly distinct "languages" (scare quotes indicate that contemporary linguistic anthropologists treat the concept of "a language" as an ideal construction covering up complexities within and "across" so-called linguistic boundaries), the unit of analysis in the second paradigm was new—the "speech event." (The speech event is an event defined by the speech occurring in it— a lecture, for example—so that a dinner is not a speech event, but a speech situation, a situation in which speech may or may not occur.) More on [ Linguistic anthropology ]
Cultural Anthropology :: Anthropology
Comparative Linguistics and Typology :: Linguistics
Dialectology :: Linguistics
Historical Linguistics :: Linguistics
Discourse Analysis :: Pragmatics
My "Companion to Linguistic Anthropology" is missing! I am sure that my students took it to limit my small social circle even further!
twarhol (Tamara Warhol) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:57:37 -0000
My "Companion to Linguistic Anthropology" is missing! I am sure that my students took it to limit my small social circle even further!
Haha the levi commerical called pioneers oh pioneers. I've actually seen pioneers oh pioneers. Lol thank you linguistic anthropology :-)
Hgfreak (Hovik Gengozian) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:25:38 -0000
Haha the levi commerical called pioneers oh pioneers. I've actually seen pioneers oh pioneers. Lol thank you linguistic anthropology :-)
Underprepared for linguistic anthropology final in ethno, social, and historical linguistics. Linguistic apology in order?
tarintowers (Tarin Towers) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:06:01 -0000
Underprepared for linguistic anthropology final in ethno, social, and historical linguistics. Linguistic apology in order?
Linguistic anthropology final dunzo! Bring it history of jazz final!!
nicoleparales (Nicole Parales) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:13:57 -0000
Linguistic anthropology final dunzo! Bring it history of jazz final!!
is studying for Linguistic Anthropology right now. The next 2 days are gonna be the worst ever. =(
bhaveshchauhan (Bhavesh Chauhan) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:42:23 -0000
is studying for Linguistic Anthropology right now. The next 2 days are gonna be the worst ever. =(
@jennlynnzinn linguistic anthropology! I am way behind on everything right now because my computer cord broke.
mjsantiago (MjSantiago) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:10:39 -0000
@jennlynnzinn linguistic anthropology! I am way behind on everything right now because my computer cord broke.
Concepts and Resources - A site maintained by a faculty member at Emory University, with definitions of selected terms in the field and a list of available resources.
Early American Anthropological Linguistics - Essay written by Kenneth Pike for the journal American Anthropologist. Contains reminiscences of many leading figures of this field in the early 20th century, such as Edward Sapir.
Meta Description: [ This is the last academic paper that Ken Pike wrote shortly before his death December 31, 2000 at age 88. ]
Language Exploration - Basic concepts, definition of ethnolinguistics. From Maricopa Community College.
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Linguistic and Semiotic Anthropology at the University of Toronto - Subdivision of the Department of Anthropology. Offers a description of the field, events,and links to resources.
Meta Description: [ Introduction to Anthropology programmes, faculty, and research at University of Toronto. ]
Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Michigan - Doctoral research program focusing on combining social theory with the analysis of linguistic form. Field description, faculty list, admissions information.
Michicagoan 2000: Histories and Ideologies of Linguistics - Second annual meeting of graduate students from the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. Schedule, abstracts.
Philadelphia Papers on Linguistic Anthropology - Assembled papers on this topic from the 1998 meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Various document formats.
Phonetics and Ethnolinguistics in Groningen - Dutch university research program focusing on the phonetic effects of cultural contact. Recent projects, publications.
Publications of Daniel Moonhawk Alford - Assorted publications and postings by this Piute thinker. Covers many aspects of the relationship of culture and language, including the legacy of Whorf and the anthropology of consciousness.
Society for Linguistic Anthropology - A special section of the American Anthropological Association. Organizational information and list of contents of the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology.
Topics in Anthropological Linguistics - Concise treatments of various areas of concern in this field, including contact languages and the Whorf hypothesis.
Meta Description: [ This exhibit is a collection of languages spoken throughout the world. The exhibit gives audio examples of languages from ten language groups, and information about languages and linguistics. Now in Wav, Au, MP3 and RealAudio. ]
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