Making Sense of Language

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Th ( author has made an excellent selection, combining classics with new, cutting-edge research and mixing anthropologtf of far-flung peoples tuith studies of situations familiar to our students in the U.S." - Dorotlu/ Wílls, Calif ornia State Poliftecknic Universitij, Pomona "Tihere is just not another reader out there that is as accessi ble as possible to undergraduate students who have no prior experience studifing language." - Emí/i| McEwan-Fujita, Universitoj of Pittsburgh Most of us use language without giving much thought to the way it works or^i how it functions differently acfoss cultures; however, the ability to use language is perháps the most uniquely humán of all our characteristics. - Each of the forty-five readings in Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communication acts as a window-a particular perspective - on language. Chosen for their accessibility, these classic and contemporary selections engage students in thinking about language and hoW it... Tovább

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Th ( author has made an excellent selection, combining classics with new, cutting-edge research and mixing anthropologtf of far-flung peoples tuith studies of situations familiar to our students in the U.S." - Dorotlu/ Wílls, Calif ornia State Poliftecknic Universitij, Pomona "Tihere is just not another reader out there that is as accessi ble as possible to undergraduate students who have no prior experience studifing language." - Emí/i| McEwan-Fujita, Universitoj of Pittsburgh Most of us use language without giving much thought to the way it works or^i how it functions differently acfoss cultures; however, the ability to use language is perháps the most uniquely humán of all our characteristics. - Each of the forty-five readings in Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communication acts as a window-a particular perspective - on language. Chosen for their accessibility, these classic and contemporary selections engage students in thinking about language and hoW it relates to many aspects of being humán. - A broad rangé of topics and viewpoints provides the ideál introduction to the study of language and presents instructors with a variety of options for teaching from the text. ..--•7" I i V * IBB^? / •' - ?' '' - - ' % •• • ' f - Introductions to each part, thematic unit, and reading offer succinct historical and intellectual context to guide students and help them make connectíons among the topics and articles. - Pre- and post-reading questions, suggested activities, lists of key terms, suggested further readings, and a glossary aid students' understanding of the material. - Alongside canonical works, the volume includes selections ön exciting contemporary topics -hip-hop, gossiprand the language of nerdsrfor example -that are familiar and accessible to students. / ' "" '' y , " ' About thé Editor süsan D. Blum is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. She is a cultural and linguistic anthropologist whose research has examined an array of issues in China and the United States! Vissza