A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology
A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology provides a series of in-depth explorations of key concepts and approaches by some of the scholars whose work constitutes the theoretical and methodological foundations of the contemporary study of language as culture. \ \ Provides a definitive overview of the field of linguistic anthropology, comprised of original contributions by leading scholars in the field\ Summarizes past and contemporary research across the field and is intended to spur students...
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The role of language in social life cannot be understood without a study of the interface between linguistic forms and the cultural practices that they help constitute. Linguistic anthropologists have been at the forefront of such a study for decades.A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology continues in the same tradition by providing a series of in-depth explorations of key areas of study by some of the scholars whose work constitutes the foundations of the contemporary investigation of language as culture. Senior scholars who have shaped the field are joined by more junior colleagues who provide a fresh perspective on well-established areas of inquiry and new conceptualizations. Includes a comprehensive bibliography of over 2,000 entries designed as a resource for anyone seeking a guide to the literature of linguistic anthropology.
Synopsis of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsNotes on ContributorsPt. ISpeech Communities, Contact, and Variation11Speech Community32Registers of Language233Language Contact and Contact Languages464Codeswitching735Diversity, Hierarchy, and Modernity in Pacific Island Communities956The Value of Linguistic Diversity: Viewing Other Worlds through North American Indian Languages1217Variation in Sign Languages141Pt. IIThe Performing of Language1678Conversation as a Cultural Activity1699Gesture19710Participation22211Literacy Practices across Learning Contexts24512Narrative Lessons26913Poetry29014Vocal Anthropology: From the Music of Language to the Language of Song321Pt. IIIAchieving Subjectivities and Intersubjectivities through Language34715Language Socialization34916Language and Identity36917Misunderstanding39518Language and Madness41419Language and Religion431Pt. IVThe Power in Language44920Agency in Language45121Language and Social Inequality47422Language Ideologies496General Bibliography518Index606
\ From the Publisher“The essays … display a vigorous subdisciplinary repertoire with much to offer the contemporary research university, and they show that a field is not necessarily humdrum for being useful.” (Journal of Anthropological Research, November 2008)\ "Duranti…has done more than anyone else in the past generation to establish linguistic anthropology as a scholarly field. ... Designed to be user-friendly …A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology…is an impressive achievement, and will be of great value to its field and neighboring fields, for a long time to come. This Companion may be a culmination of Duranti’s considerable work to establish linguistic anthropology." (Journal of Sociolinguistics)\ "This hefty, immaculate volume inaugurates the innovative series of Blackwell Companions to Anthropology, and does so with academic panache … Intelligible for readers with no previous knowledge of the field ... A resource of genuine utility in academic libraries with any interest in linguistics or anthropology.” (Reference Reviews)\ "This volume brings together 31 scholars in the field of linguistic anthropology and is aimed at offering an overview of the discipline's key concepts and approaches." (Pragmatics)\ "Succeeds in doing exactly what it sets out to in a clear, concise and well-ordered fashion... a well thought out and comprehensive anthology that gives the reader a well-rounded introduction to linguistic anthropology... a must-have for any anthropologist's bookshelf." (Social Anthropology)\ \ \
