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Linguistic anthropologists study the ways in which people negotiate, contest, and reproduce cultural forms and social relations through language. They examine the ways in which language provides insights into the nature and evolution of culture and human society.
Linguistic anthropology. Linguistic anthropologists argue that human production of talk and text, made possible by the unique human capacity for language, is a fundamental mechanism through which people create culture and social life.
Linguistic anthropology (LA) is an approach to the study of language that focuses on the relation between language, society, and culture. It is considered by some to be a branch of general linguistics, by others a branch of anthropology, and by still others as an autonomous discipline.
Closely aligned with the critical theory tradition, linguistic anthropology at Stanford offers theoretical and methodological tools to investigate the constitutive and performative role of language in the formation of different identities and social relationships, as well as the production and reproduction of ideologies and power relations.
9781139342872. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139342872. Collection: Cambridge Handbooks of Linguistics. Subjects: Linguistic Anthropology , Sociolinguistics , English Language and Linguistics: General Interest , Anthropology , Language and Linguistics. Series: Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics. 45.99 (GBP)
The Journal of Linguistic Anthropology (JLA) publishes articles and other materials based on anthropological study of language and language-related issues—particularly ethnographic research concerned with the relationships among language, society, and culture.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511810190. Subjects: Linguistic Anthropology , Sociolinguistics , English Language and Linguistics: General Interest , Anthropology , Language and Linguistics. Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics. 38.99 (GBP) Digital access for individuals. (PDF download and/or read online)
