ABSTRACT
As discussed in the opening chapter, linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics share a large territory of research, theoretical interests, and overall objectives. The difference is really one of emphasis and, in part, of methodology. Linguistic anthropology focuses on the relation between language, mind, and culture, sociolinguistics more on the social structures mirrored in, and shaped by, language and its attendant conceptual structures. Clearly, the dividing line between the two is a thin one indeed.
