num_pages: 422
description: Alessandro Duranti introduces linguistic anthropology as an interdisciplinary field that studies language as a cultural resource and speaking as a cultural practice. The theories and methods of linguistic anthropology are introduced through a discussion of linguistic diversity, grammar in use, the role of speaking in social interaction, the organization and meaning of conversational structures, and the notion of participation as a unit of analysis. Linguistic Anthropology will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students.
language: English
title: Linguistic Anthropology
titlecomplete: Linguistic Anthropology
genres: Anthropology, Social Science, Academic, Linguistics, Nonfiction, School, Language, College, Textbooks
ratings_count: 139
series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
publisher: Cambridge University Press