ANTH 354: Language and Culture (Rev. 8) Report a Broken Link

Unit 1: Linguistic Anthropology and Linguistics, Methods of Both


Ottenheimer, Harriet. "Linguistic Anthropology," in The Anthropology of Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology. Boston, MA: Cengage, 2013.

Unit 2: The Nature of Communication


Savage-Rumbaugh, Sue, Duane Rumbaugh, and William Fields. “Empirical Kanzi: The Ape Language Controversy Revisited.” Skeptic 15(1) (2009): 25–33

Unit 3: Origins of Human Language


Ottnenheimer, Harriete. "How (and When) Is Language Possible?" in The Anthropology of Language: AnIntroduction to Linguistic Anthropology. Boston, MA:Cengage, 2013.
Jackendoff, Ray. and Eva Wittenberg. "Linear Grammar as a Possible Stepping-stone in the Evolution of Language." Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 24 (2016).

Unit 4: Language, Culture, Thought


Ahearn, Laura. "Language, Thought, and Culture." In Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2017.

Unit 8: Nonverbal Communication


Shahshahani, Soheila. "Body as a Means of Non-Verbal Communication in Iran." International Journal of Modern Anthropology 1 (2008): 65–81.

Unit 9: Writing and Signin


Hyland, Sabine. "Writing with Twisted Cords: The Inscriptive Capacity of Andean Khipus." Current Anthropology 58(3) (2017): 412–419.

Unit 10: Semantics and Pragmatics, and Discourse Analysis


Lakoff, Robin. "The Triangle of Linguistic Structure," in A Cultural Approach to Linguistic Learning, Edited by Leila Monaghan, Jane Goodman, and Jennifer Meta Robinson. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Basso, Keith. "To Give Up on Words," in A Cultural Approach to Linguistic Learning, Edited by Leila Monaghan, Jane Goodman, and Jennifer Meta Robinson. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.