ISBN:
9780511616792
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (324 p.))
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language no. 23
Series Statement:
Studies in the social and cultural foundations of language 23
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Language, culture, and society
Parallel Title:
Print version
DDC:
306.44
Keywords:
Language and culture
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Sociolinguistics
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Sociolinguistics
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Language and culture
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Language and culture
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Sociolinguistics
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Ethnolinguistik
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Sprache
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Gesellschaft
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Sprache
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Kultur
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Ethnolinguistik
;
Soziolinguistik
Abstract:
Language, our primary tool of thought and perception, is at the heart of who we are as individuals. Languages are constantly changing, sometimes into entirely new varieties of speech, leading to subtle differences in how we present ourselves to others. This revealing account brings together eleven leading specialists from the fields of linguistics, anthropology, philosophy and psychology, to explore the fascinating relationship between language, culture, and social interaction. A range of major questions are discussed: How does language influence our perception of the world? How do new languages emerge? How do children learn to use language appropriately? What factors determine language choice in bi- and multilingual communities? How far does language contribute to the formation of our personalities? And finally, in what ways does language make us human? Language, Culture and Society will be essential reading for all those interested in language and its crucial role in our social lives
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
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Introduction: Walking through walls
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An issue about language
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Linguistic relativities
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Benjamin Lee Whorf and the Boasian foundations of contemporary ethnolinguistics
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Cognitive anthropology
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Methodological issues in cross-language color naming
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Pidgins and creoles genesis: an anthropological offering
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Bilingualism
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The impact of language socialization on grammatical development
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Intimate grammars: anthropological and psychoanalytic accounts of language, gender, and desire
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Maximizing ethnopoetics: fine-tuning anthropological experience
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Interpreting language variation and change
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511616792
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