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Linguistic Anthropology (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)
Linguistic Anthropology - Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics Author:Alessandro Duranti Alessandro Duranti introduces linguistic anthropology as an interdisciplinary field that studies language as a cultural resource and speaking as a cultural practice. The theories and methods of linguistic anthropology are introduced through a discussion of linguistic diversity, grammar in use, the role of speaking in social interaction, the orga... more »nization and meaning of conversational structures, and the notion of participation as a unit of analysis. Linguistic Anthropology will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students.« less