ABSTRACT
Linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics share a large domain of research, theories, and overall objectives. The difference is one of emphasis. Linguistic anthropology focuses on the relation between language, mind, and culture; sociolinguistics on the social structures mirrored in, and shaped by, language and verbal interaction. A broadly used model of analysis within linguistic anthropology is called the Whorfian Hypothesis. It is designed to bring out how the specific grammatical and lexical categories of a language might influence some aspect of mind, such as memory. This chapter will look at this hypothesis and more generally at the link between language, mind, and culture.
