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The Anthropology of Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

The Anthropology of Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology. Chapter 1 Linguistic Anthropology. “ Krazy Kat Comic Strip - 1918. Introducing Linguistic Anthropology. Anthropology… Anthropos – logos (logia). Anthropology is Holistic. Four Fields: Archaeology

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The Anthropology of Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

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  1. The Anthropology of Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology Chapter 1 Linguistic Anthropology

  2. “Krazy Kat Comic Strip - 1918

  3. Introducing Linguistic Anthropology • Anthropology… • Anthropos – logos (logia)

  4. Anthropology is Holistic • Four Fields: • Archaeology • Physical Anthropology • Cultural Anthropology • Linguistic Anthropology • Applied Anthropology • A fifth field or a second dimension?

  5. Cultural Diversity - Food

  6. What is a Taco?

  7. But some foods can seem a bit “funny”

  8. …even a bit ugly.

  9. You might even wonder if you want to eat it?

  10. Anthropology is Comparative • Ethnocentrism • frames of reference • Cultural Relativity • Commonalities

  11. Anthropology is Fieldwork-based • Living in another culture • Participating in everyday activities • Adapting to new frames of reference • Learning ‘inside’ view. New Guinea, 2001

  12. Theoretical Linguistics is: • Focused • On underlying structures and rules • Specific • Deducing universal rules from specific languages • Rule from English: if O follows V, then use Prep • To seethe catinthe tree • BUT • Huonampaha mwiri-juu • Intuitive • Using your own language as a source of data.

  13. Boas and Fieldwork • Language vs culture vs race • Language as window into culture • Language as necessary for fieldwork. Franz Boas, 1900, posing for model of Kwakiutl dancer

  14. Some Fieldwork Concerns • Culture shock • Illness • Ethics • Mitchell Wedding preparations, Domoni, 1985

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