N J Enfield, Jack Sidnell

Gebundenes Buch

The Concept of Action

Beschreibung

A new theory of human behaviour, with three core ingredients: language, interaction, and social accountability.

Autor

N. J. Enfield is Professor and Chair in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. His work on language and human sociality is based on regular field work in mainland Southeast Asia, especially Laos. He has published more than a dozen books and over 100 academic articles. Among his more recent books are Relationship Thinking: Agency, Enchrony, and Human Sociality (2013), Natural Causes of Language (2014), The Utility of Meaning (2015), and The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Anthropology (Cambridge, 2014, co-edited with Paul Kockelman and Jack Sidnell).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 164mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9780521895286
• ISBN-10: 0521895286
• Artikelnr.: 48096269