Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to search

Language Arts & Disciplines Sociolinguistics

Language, Society, and Culture

Introducing Anthropological Linguistics

by (author) Marcel Danesi

Publisher
Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Initial publish date
Aug 2008
Category
Sociolinguistics
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551303475
    Publish Date
    Aug 2008
    List Price
    $49.95

Classroom Resources

Where to buy it

Description

Language is the core of human culture - anthropologists have always put it at the centre of their agenda. So too have many linguists. The amalgam of the two disciplines, anthropological linguistics, aims to document and examine how language mirrors social structure and culture-specific thought patterns. Language, Society, and Culture provides a concrete method for studying the relation between language and society.
Intended for use in introductory-level courses in linguistics that adopt a cultural focus, this text is also suitable for supplementary use in more theoretical linguistics courses. Written in Danesi's accessible and engaging style, highlighting the fascinating and vital work going on in anthropological linguistics, this book will also appeal to a broad audience of language students, scholars, and enthusiasts.

About the author

MARCEL DANESI teaches on the history of puzzles at Victoria College of the University of Toronto. Danesi has written puzzles for Reader’s Digest, The Toronto Star, and also maintains a blog on puzzles for Psychology Today. He has also published several best-selling puzzle books, such as The Total Brain Workout and The Complete Brain Workout.

Marcel Danesi's profile page