"Linguistic anthropology is the interdisciplinary study of how language influences social life."
The study of language in its cultural context.
Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics: An overview of the field, its history and theoretical frameworks.
Language and Culture: The relationship between language and culture, including how language reflects and shapes cultural practices and beliefs.
Language Universals: A study of universal features of language that are present across all languages, such as grammar and syntax.
Language Acquisition: The process through which individuals acquire language, including first and second language acquisition.
Language and Identity: How language is used to construct and reinforce social identities, such as linguistic stereotypes and attitudes toward language varieties.
Language Contact: The study of how languages influence and change each other through contact, including language borrowing and pidgin/creole formation.
Language Change: The mechanisms through which languages change over time, including sound change, grammaticalization, and lexicalization.
Language Variation and Dialectology: The study of regional and social variations in language use, including dialects, accents, and sociolects.
Language Documentation and Preservation: The goals and methods of recording and preserving endangered and minority languages.
Language and Power: The ways in which language is used to express social power and control, such as through political rhetoric and manipulation.
Bilingualism and Multilingualism: The study of individuals who are fluent in more than one language and the effects of bilingualism on cognition and cultural identity.
Gesture and Nonverbal Communication: The roles of nonverbal communication in language use, including the study of gesture and other forms of body language.
Language and Technology: The intersection of language and technology, including the development of language technology and its impact on communication.
Semiotics and Sign Language: The study of semiotics, or the ways in which meaning is conveyed through signs, as well as the unique properties of sign languages.
"It originated from the endeavor to document endangered languages."
"It has grown over the past century to encompass most aspects of language structure and use."
"Linguistic anthropology explores how language shapes communication, forms social identity and group membership."
"It organizes large-scale cultural beliefs and ideologies."
"It develops a common cultural representation of natural and social worlds."
"It is the interdisciplinary study of how language influences social life."
"It originated from the endeavor to document endangered languages."
"It has grown over the past century to encompass most aspects of language structure and use."
"Linguistic anthropology explores how language shapes communication."
"It forms social identity and group membership."
"It organizes large-scale cultural beliefs and ideologies."
"It develops a common cultural representation of natural and social worlds."
"It is a branch of anthropology."
"The interdisciplinary study of how language influences social life."
"It originated from the endeavor to document endangered languages."
"It has grown over the past century to encompass most aspects of language structure and use."
"Linguistic anthropology explores how language shapes communication."
"It forms social identity and group membership."
"It develops a common cultural representation of natural and social worlds."