Molecular Perspectives on the Bantu Expansion
... The dispersal of the Bantu language family is a topic that has incited a large amount of research, both amongst specialists in African history as well as from scholars working in other disciplines. Setting aside the higher phylogenetic levels of which they themselves are part, the Bantu languages co ...
... The dispersal of the Bantu language family is a topic that has incited a large amount of research, both amongst specialists in African history as well as from scholars working in other disciplines. Setting aside the higher phylogenetic levels of which they themselves are part, the Bantu languages co ...
republic of albania ombudsman special report on minority rights in
... by the state of the category of ethno-linguistic minorities. The whole discussion in this regard is focused on two aspects: first, the legal notion the definition of the minority and second, the will of the state, formally expressed in the official recognition of certain communities living in the Re ...
... by the state of the category of ethno-linguistic minorities. The whole discussion in this regard is focused on two aspects: first, the legal notion the definition of the minority and second, the will of the state, formally expressed in the official recognition of certain communities living in the Re ...
Kinship Expressions and Terms
... range of kin-types (perhaps using the informant’s actual kin), and recording the corresponding kin terms. A great milestone in kinship study, still widely mined for data, was Morgan’s (1870) analytical compendium of term/kin-type mappings from American Indian languages based on detailed questionnair ...
... range of kin-types (perhaps using the informant’s actual kin), and recording the corresponding kin terms. A great milestone in kinship study, still widely mined for data, was Morgan’s (1870) analytical compendium of term/kin-type mappings from American Indian languages based on detailed questionnair ...
Foregone Conclusions?
... Pacific Islands were often framed in simple terms. The words used to talk about people in the Pacific and their past varied, but not the basic intellectual framework supporting them. Many, perhaps most, agreed that there were two kinds of native peoples on the islands, sometimes labeled as “Polynesi ...
... Pacific Islands were often framed in simple terms. The words used to talk about people in the Pacific and their past varied, but not the basic intellectual framework supporting them. Many, perhaps most, agreed that there were two kinds of native peoples on the islands, sometimes labeled as “Polynesi ...
“Code Switching” in Sociocultural Linguistics
... on one occasion and English on another, and that on certain occasions bilinguals will alternate, without apparent cause, from one language to another?” (1947:18586). Barker suggested that interactions among family members or other intimates were most likely to be conducted in Spanish, while formal t ...
... on one occasion and English on another, and that on certain occasions bilinguals will alternate, without apparent cause, from one language to another?” (1947:18586). Barker suggested that interactions among family members or other intimates were most likely to be conducted in Spanish, while formal t ...
Undergraduate Courses (meet major area requirements) See Major
... across significant distances. In this course, we will explore the human side of this circulation: how does it shape people's experiences, and how is it shaped in turn by people's understandings of what is possible, desirable, or inevitable. We will read ethnographic studies of people who are engaged ...
... across significant distances. In this course, we will explore the human side of this circulation: how does it shape people's experiences, and how is it shaped in turn by people's understandings of what is possible, desirable, or inevitable. We will read ethnographic studies of people who are engaged ...
What Is the Sapir?Whorf Hypothesis? - Name
... A direct test of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis I will involve the following: for the linguistic variable, we select subjects from two languages that differ in color terminology. For example, English makes a basic lexical distinction (Berlin and Kay 1969:5ff) between the color categories ‘green’ and ‘bl ...
... A direct test of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis I will involve the following: for the linguistic variable, we select subjects from two languages that differ in color terminology. For example, English makes a basic lexical distinction (Berlin and Kay 1969:5ff) between the color categories ‘green’ and ‘bl ...
the sociological repudiation of völkerpsychologie
... in the 1840s that each social estate possesses specific linguistic traits and that the spirit of disunity in Russia is such that if one found oneself in the “chance company” of various social groups, “you might think you were present at the distribution of tongues” (1963, p. 3). The Russian novel al ...
... in the 1840s that each social estate possesses specific linguistic traits and that the spirit of disunity in Russia is such that if one found oneself in the “chance company” of various social groups, “you might think you were present at the distribution of tongues” (1963, p. 3). The Russian novel al ...
Cultural evolution of language
... The premodern human audiogram from about 600 KYA appears to be similar to ones from modern humans (Martínez et al. 2004, 2008b). It seems that the Neandertals adopted modern human technology (Floss 2003), and that several modern human cultures left archaeological records strikingly similar (or even ...
... The premodern human audiogram from about 600 KYA appears to be similar to ones from modern humans (Martínez et al. 2004, 2008b). It seems that the Neandertals adopted modern human technology (Floss 2003), and that several modern human cultures left archaeological records strikingly similar (or even ...
Language Contact and Morphosyntactic - Phil.
... learners’ varieties on the other. It was acquired by both young and adult speakers through contact with German colonists (see Deumert 2003:577 and 2009:374–379). Some of the most important morphosyntactic characteristics of Black Namibian German include the missing case and gender marking of nouns, ...
... learners’ varieties on the other. It was acquired by both young and adult speakers through contact with German colonists (see Deumert 2003:577 and 2009:374–379). Some of the most important morphosyntactic characteristics of Black Namibian German include the missing case and gender marking of nouns, ...
From Cultural Selection to Genetic Selection: A Framework for the
... fashion to the function of language as a tool of communication. The constraint postulated to explain the distinction between (1a, 2a) and (1b, 2b) should make this very clear: there does not seem to be any communicative reason why language should impose a constraint of syntactic embeddedness on ques ...
... fashion to the function of language as a tool of communication. The constraint postulated to explain the distinction between (1a, 2a) and (1b, 2b) should make this very clear: there does not seem to be any communicative reason why language should impose a constraint of syntactic embeddedness on ques ...
New Paths in the Linguistic Anthropology of Oceania
... (2008, p. 408) have recently noted that one assertion often heard in Oceanic discourse—that one cannot know other people’s thoughts and feelings—can be used productively “to force a rethinking of some fairly settled approaches to topics such as the nature of theories of mind, the role of intention i ...
... (2008, p. 408) have recently noted that one assertion often heard in Oceanic discourse—that one cannot know other people’s thoughts and feelings—can be used productively “to force a rethinking of some fairly settled approaches to topics such as the nature of theories of mind, the role of intention i ...
Linguistic anthropology: Language as a non
... A number of experimental studies have addressed this issue over the years with mixed results and generating a number of controversies regarding methods and epistemological assumptions. After a careful review of the existing evidence on linguistic relativity, Lucy (1992b) produced some compelling res ...
... A number of experimental studies have addressed this issue over the years with mixed results and generating a number of controversies regarding methods and epistemological assumptions. After a careful review of the existing evidence on linguistic relativity, Lucy (1992b) produced some compelling res ...
To: Speaker of the Rice University Faculty Senate Chair of the
... Adding value to the academic experience of undergraduates: The Certificate enhances the Rice undergraduate curriculum by developing linguistic and intercultural skills that are not expressly covered in the curriculum of language departments. The targeted learning experiences provided by the Certific ...
... Adding value to the academic experience of undergraduates: The Certificate enhances the Rice undergraduate curriculum by developing linguistic and intercultural skills that are not expressly covered in the curriculum of language departments. The targeted learning experiences provided by the Certific ...
122 Intercultural citizenship and foreign language education
... our interlocutor, and further dialogue is unlikely. Learners who know these rules – which native speakers would not be able to formulate – can decide whether they follow them or not. In a simple case such as ‘weather speak’, there is little to dissuade them, but in other more complex cases they may ...
... our interlocutor, and further dialogue is unlikely. Learners who know these rules – which native speakers would not be able to formulate – can decide whether they follow them or not. In a simple case such as ‘weather speak’, there is little to dissuade them, but in other more complex cases they may ...
Tailoring language provision and requirements
... For most people, the first language belongs to the kernel of their identity – it is the language in which they started to realise themselves as persons (personal identity), as members of a family and social group (social identity), and in which they developed values important for their lives (cultu ...
... For most people, the first language belongs to the kernel of their identity – it is the language in which they started to realise themselves as persons (personal identity), as members of a family and social group (social identity), and in which they developed values important for their lives (cultu ...
Assessment of the Social Functions and Vitality of the Yi Language
... 3) The domain of religion: Yi is the language used for traditional religious rites and activities. The Liangshan Yi religion consists of ancestor worship, and the Bimo priest is the transmitter of scriptures and the executor of religious rites. Religion is the language-use domain in which Yi is pre ...
... 3) The domain of religion: Yi is the language used for traditional religious rites and activities. The Liangshan Yi religion consists of ancestor worship, and the Bimo priest is the transmitter of scriptures and the executor of religious rites. Religion is the language-use domain in which Yi is pre ...
trends in/over time: rhythm in speech and musical melody in 19th
... regression line (weighted pnPVI = [0.4929 x date of composition] + 45.107). There is a slight correlation between the decade of composition and an increase in the average weighted pnPVI value. However, the regression of year of composition against average pnPVI is not significant (r2 = .0509, df = 1 ...
... regression line (weighted pnPVI = [0.4929 x date of composition] + 45.107). There is a slight correlation between the decade of composition and an increase in the average weighted pnPVI value. However, the regression of year of composition against average pnPVI is not significant (r2 = .0509, df = 1 ...
CULTURE IN LANGUAGES – MULTIPLICITY OF INTERPRETATIONS
... part of the efforts aimed at a harmonious coexistence of languages, cultures and nations. Various social institutions require a means of common communication, seen as a shared understanding of a common goal that is the manifestation of common interests. On the other hand, any language is culturally ...
... part of the efforts aimed at a harmonious coexistence of languages, cultures and nations. Various social institutions require a means of common communication, seen as a shared understanding of a common goal that is the manifestation of common interests. On the other hand, any language is culturally ...
Language and Ethnicity in Central and Eastern Europe: Some
... boundary marker. There is a widespread assumption that a nation, in order that it can call itself a nation, should have its own language. This proposition is a misperception, though one that is understandable, given that most of the obvious transactions within a collectivity take place through the m ...
... boundary marker. There is a widespread assumption that a nation, in order that it can call itself a nation, should have its own language. This proposition is a misperception, though one that is understandable, given that most of the obvious transactions within a collectivity take place through the m ...
English in the Social Sciences (A. De Swaan)
... Greek, with a perverse predilection for bastard formations from both at once: sociology, television or automobile. It is a sign of the popularity of personal computers and the internet that the accompanying neologisms are taken from everyday English (e.g. file, net, save, site). In order to demystif ...
... Greek, with a perverse predilection for bastard formations from both at once: sociology, television or automobile. It is a sign of the popularity of personal computers and the internet that the accompanying neologisms are taken from everyday English (e.g. file, net, save, site). In order to demystif ...
An Introduction to Linguistics
... • Hadumod Bussmann (1996) in Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics: Language is a vehicle for the expression or exchange of thoughts, concepts, knowledge, and information as well as the fixing and transmission of experience and knowledge. It is based on cognitive processes, subject to soc ...
... • Hadumod Bussmann (1996) in Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics: Language is a vehicle for the expression or exchange of thoughts, concepts, knowledge, and information as well as the fixing and transmission of experience and knowledge. It is based on cognitive processes, subject to soc ...
Lect 17 theories1
... 3. Creoles as reflecting the sharp discontinuities at work in social disruption = change at a fast rate (Thomason and Kaufman, 1988) 4. Creoles as reflecting sharp discontinuities arising from imperfect L2 learning (Bickerton, 1981) ...
... 3. Creoles as reflecting the sharp discontinuities at work in social disruption = change at a fast rate (Thomason and Kaufman, 1988) 4. Creoles as reflecting sharp discontinuities arising from imperfect L2 learning (Bickerton, 1981) ...
Language
... • Hadumod Bussmann (1996) in Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics: Language is a vehicle for the expression or exchange of thoughts, concepts, knowledge, and information as well as the fixing and transmission of experience and knowledge. It is based on cognitive processes, subject to soc ...
... • Hadumod Bussmann (1996) in Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics: Language is a vehicle for the expression or exchange of thoughts, concepts, knowledge, and information as well as the fixing and transmission of experience and knowledge. It is based on cognitive processes, subject to soc ...
Eurolinguistics
Eurolinguistics is a comparatively young branch of linguistics which deals with questions on the languages of Europe. However, Europe is not defined in a unanimous way. There are three different definitions of Europe. political (languages of the European Union) (this definition is often used by authors dealing with language policy, e.g. Ahrens 2003, Kraus 2004) geographical (from the Atlantic to the Ural) (this seems the most current definition of Europe, e.g. in Haarmann 1975 and 1993, Görlach 2002, Heine/Kuteva 2006, Brendler/Brendler 2007) anthropological (languages of the nations characterized by a Greek and a Latin heritage (including the rules of law), the (West) Roman variant of Christian religion (and its developments during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation), the use of the Latin alphabet, the separation of spiritual and secular power, societal pluralism and individualism, a common history of the arts (in their broadest sense) as well as a common history of education and formation like the establishment of the universities) (this is the definition that is used, for instance, by Huntington [1996: 45ff.] and Schmidt [2000: 207ff.]; Haarmann uses this definition to define the western part of Europe in its geographical sense)