Culture and Communication
An Introduction

This introductory textbook of culture and communication shows students how to use language as a tool to reveal cultural phenomena.

James M. Wilce (Author)

9781107628816, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 June 2017

384 pages, 87 b/w illus. 4 tables
24.5 x 17.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.77 kg

'A superb introduction to contemporary linguistic anthropology - authoritative, wide-ranging, and engagingly written, with abundant, well-designed aids for teaching and learning at the beginning and end of each chapter.' Alan Rumsey, Australian National University

James M. Wilce's new textbook introduces students to the study of language as a tool in anthropology. Solidly positioned in linguistic anthropology, it is the first textbook to combine clear explanations of language and linguistic structure with current anthropological theory. It features a range of study aids, including chapter summaries, learning objectives, figures, exercises, key terms and suggestions for further reading, to guide student understanding. The complete glossary includes both anthropological and linguist terminology. An Appendix features material on phonetics and phonetic representation. Accompanying online resources include a test bank with answers, useful links, an instructor's manual, and a sign language case study. Covering an extensive range of topics not found in existing textbooks, including semiotics and the evolution of animal and human communication, this book is an essential resource for introductory courses on language and culture, communication and culture, and linguistic anthropology.

List of figures
List of tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Society, culture, and communication
2. What is communication?
3. Semiotics and sign types
4. The structure of language
5. Culture, society, communication, and language evolving
6. Diverse languages and perspectives: communication, expression, and mind
7. Researching communication and culture as a linguistic anthropologist
8. Human social semiotics
9. The communicative enactment and transmission of society and culture
10. Cultures of performance and the performance of culture
11. Globalization, media, and emotion talk
12. Applying linguistic anthropology
Appendix. IPA and other specialized marks
Glossary
References.

Subject Areas: Media, information & communication industries [KNT], Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography [JHMC], Media studies [JFD], Communication studies [GTC]