Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, Edition 2

Laura M. Ahearn

Oct 2016 · John Wiley & Sons

About this ebook

Revised and updated, the 2nd Edition of Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology presents an accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world through the contemporary theory and practice of linguistic anthropology.

• Presents a highly accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world
• Combines classic studies on language and cutting-edge contemporary scholarship and assumes no prior knowledge in linguistics or anthropology
• Features a series of updates and revisions for this new edition, including an all-new chapter on forms of nonverbal language
• Provides a unifying synthesis of current research and considers future directions for the field

About the author

Laura M. Ahearn is an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow serving as a Senior Learning Advisor in the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance. She is the author of Invitations to Love: Literacy, Love Letters, and Social Change in Nepal (2001) and is the Series Editor Oxford Studies in the Anthropology of Language.