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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450104503321

Autore

Duranti Alessandro

Titolo

Linguistic anthropology / / Alessandro Duranti [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1997

ISBN

1-107-11209-5

1-283-32946-8

9786613329462

1-139-13390-X

0-511-81019-9

1-139-12997-X

1-139-14557-6

0-511-06545-0

0-511-05912-4

0-511-06758-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (398 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge textbooks in linguistics

Disciplina

306.44/089

Soggetti

Anthropological linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-386) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 The scope of linguistic anthropology; 2 Theories of culture; 3 Linguistic diversity; 4 Ethnographic methods; 5 Transcription: from writing to digitized images; 6 Meaning in linguistic forms; 7 Speaking as social action; 8 Conversational exchanges; 9 Units of participation; 10 Conclusions; Appendix: Practical tips on recording interaction; REFERENCES; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

In this textbook, first published in 1997, Alessandro Duranti introduces linguistic anthropology as an interdisciplinary field which 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 organisation and meaning of conversational structures, and the notion of participation as a unit of



analysis. An entire chapter is devoted to the notion of culture, and there are invaluable methodological chapters on ethnography and transcription. Original in its treatment and yet eminently clear and readable, Linguistic Anthropology will appeal to both upper-level undergraduate and graduate students.