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The Anthropology of Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology Chapter 1 Linguistic Anthropology “Krazy Kat Comic Strip - 1918 Introducing Linguistic Anthropology • Anthropology… – Anthropos – logos (logia) Anthropology is Holistic • Four Fields: – Archaeology – Physical Anthropology – Cultural Anthropology – Linguistic Anthropology • Applied Anthropology – A fifth field or a second dimension? Cultural Diversity - Food What is a Taco? But some foods can seem a bit “funny” …even a bit ugly. You might even wonder if you want to eat it? Anthropology is Comparative • Ethnocentrism – frames of reference • Cultural Relativity • Commonalities Anthropology is Fieldwork-based • • • • Living in another culture Participating in everyday activities Adapting to new frames of reference Learning ‘inside’ view. New Guinea, 2001 Theoretical Linguistics is: • Focused – On underlying structures and rules • Specific – Deducing universal rules from specific languages • Rule from English: if O follows V, then use Prep – To see the cat in the tree – BUT – Huona mpaha mwiri-juu • Intuitive – Using your own language as a source of data. Boas and Fieldwork • Language vs culture vs race • Language as window into culture • Language as necessary for fieldwork. Franz Boas, 1900, posing for model of Kwakiutl dancer Some Fieldwork Concerns • • • • Culture shock Illness Ethics Mitchell Wedding preparations, Domoni, 1985