The Transformative Materiality of Meaning-Making

David Parkin

Published by Multilingual Matters 2021

The Transformative Materiality of Meaning-Making

David Parkin

Volume 19 in the series Encounters

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800411487

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About this book

This book explores verbal and non-verbal communication from a social anthropological viewpoint, drawing on ethnographic data from fieldwork in eastern Africa. It gives an overview of developments since the 1960s in the anthropology of language use and how these have influenced the author’s thinking.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Part 1: Communication as Transaction and Becoming Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 2: Political and Formulaic Communication Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Part 3: The Materiality of Language and Communication Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
References: Introduction and Parts 1–3 Commentaries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	366

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 400
Keywords: Semiotics / semiology; Sociolinguistics; Social & cultural anthropology

eBook

Published: August 25, 2021
ISBN: 9781800411487