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Eckert, Penelope, Ed.; Rickford, John R., Ed. – 2001
This collection of papers by leading experts from a range of disciplines is divided into four sections. Section 1, "Anthropological Approaches," includes: (1) "'Style' as Distinctiveness: The Culture and Ideology of Linguistic Differentiation" (Judith T. Irvine); (2) "Variety, Style-Shifting, and Ideology" (Susan…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Audiences, Language Styles, Sociolinguistics
Lamb, Sydney M. – 1999
The brain is the organ of knowledge and the organizer of human abilities, the means of recognizing a face in a crowd, of conversing about experiences and images, of forming thoughts and developing ideas, and of instantly understanding words coming rapidly in conversation. This book seeks to explain how the brain accomplishes all that it does.…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Diachronic Linguistics
An Ethnographic/Sociolinguistic Approach to Language Proficiency Assessment. Multilingual Matters 8.
Download full textRivera, Charlene, Ed. – 1983
The symposium from which these papers are gathered was one component of the Assessment of Bilingual Persons Project to pursue research on the nature of language proficiency and to keep teachers informed of related assessment issues for classroom assessment improvement. The papers include: "A Sociolinguistic/Discourse Approach to the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anthropological Linguistics, Bilingualism, Children
Bakker, Peter – 1997
The Michif language, spoken by descendants of French Canadian fur traders and the Cree and Ojibwe Indians of western Canada and the northern United States, is a difficult and unique language because it uses French for nouns and Cree for verbs, therefore comprising two different sets of grammatical rules. This book employs historical research and…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Anthropological Linguistics, Canada Natives, Chippewa (Tribe)
Paulston, Christina Bratt – 1992
This anthology of sociolinguistic/anthropologically-oriented articles on ethnic bilingualism and bilingual education seeks to understand bilingual education outside of the methodological-pedagogical issues involved, that is, from a theory and research, rather than classroom, perspective. Bilingual education is seen as the result of societal…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
Samarin, William J. – 1976
This book discusses some of the functions, ends, or goals that language serves in religion; the various kinds of linguistic resources that are exploited; and some of the social processes that characterize the use of language. In section one, "Performance," three approaches to the description of verbal behavior are contrasted. This…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Christianity, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography
Kottak, Conrad Phillip, Ed.; White, Jane J., Ed.; Furlow, Richard H., Ed.; Rice, Patricia C., Ed. – 1997
This volume brings together the insights of more than 40 contributors who demonstrate that anthropology has timely, important, and enduring messages for students and the public. The book provides the first comprehensive examination of teaching issues across all the subfields of anthropology since the 1963 publication of "The Teaching of…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Anthropology, Archaeology, Cross Cultural Studies
Siegel, Bernard J., Ed.; And Others – 1979
This book contains 23 essays which provide an overview of the state of the art in the discipline of anthropology, including applied anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, social anthropology, and linguistics. Most of the authors are professors and researchers from departments of anthropology in United States colleges and universities. Topics of the…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Anthropology, Archaeology, Area Studies
Singerman, Robert – 1996
This bibliography lists 1,679 doctoral dissertations and master's theses on Native American languages. The entries represent graduate work completed at colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom between 1892 and 1992. Citations for this bibliography were gathered through an extensive search of the printed…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indian Studies, American Indians
Montero, Martha, Ed. – 1982
The chapters in this collection were largely compiled from presentations at inservice teacher education mini-courses and workshops held at Boston University during 1977-1980. The following articles are included: (1) "Language Policies in American Education: A Historical Overview," by Maria Estela Brisk; (2) "Understanding the Role of Language in…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Context
Siegel, Bernard J., Ed.; And Others – 1978
The book contains 19 essays which provide an overview of the state of the art in various areas of anthropology, including applied anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, social anthropology, and economic anthropology. Most of the authors are professors and researchers from departments of anthropology in United States colleges, universities, and…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Anthropology, Archaeology, Area Studies
Siegel, Bernard J., Ed.; And Others – 1977
The book contains 20 essays which provide an overview of the state of the art in various areas of anthropology, including applied anthropology, archaeology, physical anthropology, ethnology, linguistics, and social anthropology. Most of the authors are professors and researchers from departments of anthropology or linguistics in United States…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Anthropology, Archaeology, Area Studies
Fuchs, Catherine, Ed.; Robert, Stephane, Ed. – 1999
This book brings together the contributions of individual language scholars, linguists, anthropologists, psychologists, and neurophysicians. Each chapter focuses on the human cognitive processes involved in language activity and the impact of language diversity on them. The basic issue is how to correlate language diversity with the universality…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes
Mesthrie, Rajend, Ed. – 2001
This book provides comprehensive information on all aspects of sociolinguistics. It includes 285 articles, of which 80 are short biographical entries. Fifty of the biographies and 42 other articles are entirely new, while the remaining entries are revised and updated from the "Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics." The book provides…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Communication Skills
