James M. Wilce

Culture and Communication (eBook, ePUB)

An Introduction

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

James M. Wilce's new textbook introduces students to the study of language as a tool in anthropology. Solidly positioned in linguistic anthropology, it is the first textbook to combine clear explanations of language and linguistic structure with current anthropological theory. It features a range of study aids, including chapter summaries, learning objectives, figures, exercises, key terms and suggestions for further reading, to guide student understanding. The complete glossary includes both anthropological and linguist terminology. An Appendix features material on phonetics and phonetic representation. Accompanying online resources include a test bank with answers, useful links, an instructor's manual, and a sign language case study. Covering an extensive range of topics not found in existing textbooks, including semiotics and the evolution of animal and human communication, this book is an essential resource for introductory courses on language and culture, communication and culture, and linguistic anthropology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108157940
• Artikelnr.: 49046532

Autorenporträt

James M. Wilce is Professor of Anthropology at Northern Arizona University. He is the author of three books, Eloquence in Trouble (1998), Crying Shame (2008), and Language and Emotion (Cambridge, 2009). He is also the editor of Social and Cultural Lives of Immune Systems (2003) and the book series, Studies in Discourse and Culture (2005 to present).

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Society, culture, and communication
2. What is communication?
3. Semiotics and sign types
4. The structure of language
5. Culture, society, communication, and language evolving
6. Diverse languages and perspectives: communication, expression, and mind
7. Researching communication and culture as a linguistic anthropologist
8. Human social semiotics
9. The communicative enactment and transmission of society and culture
10. Cultures of performance and the performance of culture
11. Globalization, media, and emotion talk
12. Applying linguistic anthropology
Appendix. IPA and other specialized marks
Glossary
References.