06192cam a2200877Ka 4500 ocn729731177 OCoLC 20171119081759.0 m o d cr cn||||||||| 110609s2012 enka ob 001 0 eng d 9781444340563 (electronic bk.) 1444340565 (electronic bk.) 9781444340532 (electronic bk.) 1444340530 (electronic bk.) 9781444340549 (electronic bk.) 1444340549 (electronic bk.) 1283407345 9781283407342 1405124407 1405124415 9781405124409 9781405124416 40019446908 AU@ 000047226145 DEBBG BV040810784 DEBSZ 423141953 DEBSZ 430990618 DKDLA 820120-katalog:000675986 NLGGC 355467720 NZ1 15915988 (OCoLC)729731177 (OCoLC)727106406 (OCoLC)769621542 (OCoLC)778621183 (OCoLC)817053076 (OCoLC)839391051 (OCoLC)871821484 (OCoLC)960203902 (OCoLC)964622170 10.1002/9781444340563 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com 6BA6C995-4B5B-471B-8231-96E4C9F5A518 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com DG1 eng pn DG1 YDXCP E7B OCLCQ UAB CDX EBLCP OCLCO OCLCQ N$T FHM TEFOD OCLCF NLGGC OTZ OCLCQ DEBSZ IDEBK CNSPO TEFOD OCLCQ COO OCLCQ LOA OCLCQ YDX OCLCO MAIN P35 .A38 2012 LAN 009050 bisacsh CFB bicssc 306.44 22 SOC002010 bisacsh 17.28 bcl Ahearn, Laura M., 1962- Living language : an introduction to linguistic anthropology / Laura M. Ahearn. [electronic resource] Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. 1 online resource (xviii, 348 pages) : illustrations. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Blackwell primers in anthropology ; 2 Includes bibliographical references and index. Part I: Language: Some basic questions. The socially charged life of language -- The research process in linguistic anthropology -- Language acquisition and socialization -- Language, thought, and culture -- Part II: Communities of speakers, hearers, readers, and writers. Communities of language users -- Multilingualism and globalization -- Literacy practices -- Performance, performativity, and the constitution of communities --Part III: Language, power, and social differentiation. Language and gender -- Language, race, and ethnicity -- Language death and revitalization -- Conclusion: Language, power, and agency. "Accessible and clearly written, Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology introduces readers to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world through the contemporary theory and practice of linguistic anthropology. A highly accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world Combines classic studies on language and cutting-edge contemporary scholarship and assumes no prior knowledge in linguistics or anthropology Provides a unifying synthesis of current research and considers future directions for the field Covers key topics such as: language and gender, race, and ethnicity; language acquisition and socialization in children and adults; language death and revitalization; performance; language and thought; literacy practices; and multilingualism and globalization"-- Provided by publisher. "Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology is a clear and accessible exploration of the prominent theoretical issues in linguistic anthropology and a student-friendly introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world. Combining classic studies on language in social contexts and cutting-edge, contemporary scholarship, Ahearn provides a unifying synthesis of research in linguistic anthropology and looks towards future research in the field. Treating language as inextricably intertwined with culture and social relations Living Language combines theory with examples of contemporary language use to explore the way in which language creates, maintains, challenges, and reconfigures social hierarchies. Chapter topics include gender, race, and ethnicity, language acquisition and socialization, performance, literacy practices, multilingualism, and globalization. Laura Ahearn introduces the fascinating field of linguistic anthropology as well as underlining the value of an ethnographically grounded approach to the study of language"-- Provided by publisher. Print version record. Anthropological linguistics. Language and culture. SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. bisacsh LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Linguistics Sociolinguistics. bisacsh Anthropological linguistics. fast (OCoLC)fst00810178 Language and culture. fast (OCoLC)fst00992135 Antropologische linguïstiek. gtt Kulturanthropologie gnd Sprache gnd Ethnolinguistik gnd Ethnolinguistik. idszbz Anthropological linguistics Introduction. idszbzes Language and culture. idszbzes Electronic books. Handboeken (vorm) (NL-LeOCL)088143252 gtt Electronic books. local Print version: Ahearn, Laura M., 1962- Living language. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 9781405124409 (DLC) 2010049292 (OCoLC)682892451 Blackwell primers in anthropology ; 2. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444340563 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 205128 205128