ABSTRACT

The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Anthropology is a broad survey of linguistic anthropology, featuring contributions from prominent scholars in the field. Each chapter presents a brief historical summary of research in the field and discusses topics and issues of current concern to people doing research in linguistic anthropology. The handbook is organized into four parts – Language and Cultural Productions; Language Ideologies and Practices of Learning; Language and the Communication of Identities; and Language and Local/Global Power – and covers current topics of interest at the intersection of the two fields, while also contextualizing them within discussions of fieldwork practice. Featuring 30 contributions from leading scholars in the field, The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Anthropology is an essential overview for students and researchers interested in understanding core concepts and key issues in linguistic anthropology.

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

Intertwined Traditions

part |82 pages

Language and Cultural Productions

chapter |17 pages

Gesture

chapter |18 pages

New Perspectives on Kinship

Overcoming the Eurocentrism and Scientism of Kinship Studies through Lexical Universals

chapter |13 pages

Being in the Cloud

Analysis of Discourse in Online Communities

part |82 pages

Language Ideologies and Practices of Learning

part |186 pages

Language and Local/Global Power

chapter |13 pages

Legal Discourse