The Anthropology of Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

The Anthropology of Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
ISBN-10
0534594360
ISBN-13
9780534594367
Series
The Anthropology of Language
Category
Social Science / General
Pages
310
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Thomson, Wadsworth
Author
Harriet Ottenheimer

Description

This text provides an introduction to the field of linguistic anthropology, which appeals to undergraduates from a wide variety of fields and at a wide variety of levels, from freshmen to seniors. This text comes with access to a companion website designed to make the intersection of linguistics and anthropology accessible and interesting to undergraduate students. In addition to THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF LANGUAGE, Harriett Ottenheimer has also creating a workbook/reader that is a perfect bundle option for this text. See the supplement section for details.

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