Nurturing Language
| Author | : Gerrit J. Dimmendaal |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 408 |
| Release | : 2022-11-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783110726633 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3110726637 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (637 Downloads) |
Download or read book Nurturing Language written by Gerrit J. Dimmendaal and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-11-07 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph introduces students and scholars in linguistics, anthropology, and intercultural communication to anthropological linguistics, with a special focus on Africa. Among the topics addressed are semantic fields such as kinship or colour terminology, spatial orientation, linguistic relativity and the link between language and cognition, onomastics, the ethnography of communication, interactional sociolinguistics, emotions, (im)politeness strategies, conversation analysis, and non-verbal communication.
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