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What is anthropological linguistics?
What is anthropological linguistics?
- A subfield of sociology that studies how language relates to social groups and identities
- A subfield of anthropology that studies the role of language in its social and cultural context (correct)
- A subfield of linguistics that studies the origins of languages
- A subfield of psychology that studies how language affects perception
What is the focus of anthropological linguistics?
What is the focus of anthropological linguistics?
- The grammatical structure of languages
- The social and cultural meaning of language (correct)
- The origins and distribution of languages
- The sounds of languages
What is code-switching?
What is code-switching?
- Switching between different writing systems
- Using a code to communicate secretly
- Alternating between two or more languages in the context of a single conversation (correct)
- Breaking the rules of grammar
What is the difference between anthropological linguistics and linguistic anthropology?
What is the difference between anthropological linguistics and linguistic anthropology?
What are the two branches of anthropological linguistics?
What are the two branches of anthropological linguistics?
What is the focus of sociolinguistics?
What is the focus of sociolinguistics?
What is the historical significance of anthropological linguistics?
What is the historical significance of anthropological linguistics?
What is the relationship between anthropological linguistics and visual perception?
What is the relationship between anthropological linguistics and visual perception?
What is bioregional democracy?
What is bioregional democracy?
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Anthropological Linguistics
Anthropological Linguistics
A subfield of anthropology focusing on the role of language within its social and cultural context.
Focus of Anthropological Linguistics
Focus of Anthropological Linguistics
Examines the social and cultural meanings embedded in language, exploring how people use language to express their identity, beliefs, and relationships.
Code-switching
Code-switching
Switching between two or more languages within a single conversation. Think of it like changing gears in a car, but with languages.
Difference: Anthropological Linguistics vs. Linguistic Anthropology
Difference: Anthropological Linguistics vs. Linguistic Anthropology
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Branches of Anthropological Linguistics
Branches of Anthropological Linguistics
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Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics
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Historical Significance of Anthropological Linguistics
Historical Significance of Anthropological Linguistics
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Connection: Anthropological Linguistics & Visual Perception
Connection: Anthropological Linguistics & Visual Perception
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Bioregional Democracy
Bioregional Democracy
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Anthropological linguistics is a subfield of linguistics and anthropology that studies the role of language in its social and cultural context. The field grew in prominence during the early twentieth century when anthropologists and linguists worked in conjunction to analyze Native American languages and study how language related to the origins, distribution, and characteristics of these indigenous populations. Anthropological linguistics initially focused largely on unwritten language, but now examines languages both with and without written traditions. Anthropological linguistics has had a major impact on the studies of such areas as visual perception and bioregional democracy, both of which are concerned with distinctions that are made in languages about perceptions of the surroundings. Anthropological linguistics has two branches: nomenclatural/classificational and ethnographic/sociolinguistics. Anthropological linguistics uses more distinctly linguistic methodology, and studies languages as "linguistic phenomena," while linguistic anthropology uses more anthropological methods to analyze language through a cultural framework and determine the rules of its social use. Anthropological linguistics has several branches, including phonology, morphology, and code-switching. Code-switching is a situation in which a speaker alternates between two or more languages in the context of a single conversation. Anthropological linguistics is concerned with the social and cultural meaning of language, with more of an emphasis on linguistic structure. Sociolinguistics examines how language relates to various social groups and identities like race, gender, class, and age. Anthropological linguistics uses language to determine cultural understandings, while sociolinguistics views language itself as a social institution.
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