Description
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.
Book Information
ISBN 9783111522722
Author Gerrit J. Dimmendaal
Format Paperback
Page Count 408
Imprint De Gruyter Mouton
Publisher De Gruyter
Weight(grams) 755g