Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communication - Softcover

Blum, Susan D.

 
9780199840922: Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communication
Softcover
ISBN 10: 019984092X ISBN 13: 9780199840922
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, 2012

Synopsis

Chosen for their accessibility and diversity, the readings in Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communication, Second Edition, engage students in thinking about the ability to use language--perhaps the most uniquely human of all our characteristics--and how this skill relates to both classical theories of language and contemporary life. Instead of taking an ideological stance on these issues, the text presents a range of theoretical perspectives and bolsters them with pedagogical support, including chapter introductions; critical-thinking, reading, and application questions; and a comprehensive glossary. Weaving in questions of power, gender, identity, ritual, interaction, and the nature of language throughout, the second edition ofMaking Sense of Language is an exemplary text for courses in language and culture and linguistic anthropology.

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About the Author


Susan D. Blum is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. She has been teaching and writing about language, culture, communication, and human society for more than twenty years. Her research centers on China and the United States. Among her publications are My Word: Plagiarism and College Culture and Lies that Bind: Chinese Truth, Other Truths.

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Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
019984092X
ISBN 13 
9780199840922
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
592