Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader, 2nd Edition

ISBN: 978-1-4051-2633-5

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536 pages

May 2009, Wiley-Blackwell

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Now revised and updated, this interdisciplinary and comprehensive collection brings together the best work in the rapidly growing field of linguistic anthropology
Incorporates new material including articles on 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