Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader, 2nd Edition (Blackwell Anthologies In Social & Cultural Anthropology)

Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader, 2nd Edition (Blackwell Anthologies in Social & Cultural Anthropology)

Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader is a comprehensivecollection of the best work that has been published in thisexciting and growing area of anthropology, and is organized toprovide a guide to key issues in the study of language as acultural resource and speaking as a cultural practice. Revised and updated, this second edition contains eight newarticles on key subjects, including speech communities, the powerand performance of language, and narrativesSelections are both historically oriented and thematicallycoherent, and are accessibly grouped according to four majorthemes: speech community and communicative competence; theperformance of language; language socialization and literacypractices; and the power of languageAn extensive introduction provides an original perspective onthe development of the field and highlights its most compellingissuesEach section includes a brief introductory statement, sets ofguiding questions, and list of recommended readings on the maintopics