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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100194372146

ISBN-139780194372145

eBay Product ID (ePID)1602214

Product Key Features

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameLanguage and Culture

Publication Year1998

SubjectEnglish As a Second Language, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Linguistics / General

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorClaire Kramsch, H. G. Widdowson

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines

SeriesOxford Introduction to Language Study Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight6.3 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceEnglish as a Second Language

LCCN99-169749

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal306.44

Table Of ContentPrefaceSection 1Survey1. The relationship of language and cultureNature, culture, languageCommunities of language usersImagined communitiesInsiders/outsidersLinguistic relativityThe Sapir - Whorf hypothesisSummary2. Meaning as signThe linguistic signThe meaning of signsCultural encodingsSemantic cohesionThe non-arbitrary nature of signsSymbolsSummary3. Meaning as actionContext of situation, context of cultureStructures of expectationContextualization cues, situated inferencesPragmatic coherenceThe co-operative principleParticipants' roles and the co-construction of cultureSummary4. Spoken language, oral cultureSpeech and writingIndicating statusSocial positioningsProtecting faceConversational styleNarrative styleSummary5. Print language, literate cultureWritten language, textual culturePrint and powerSocial construction of literacyText and discourseLiteracy event, prior text, point of viewGenreSummary6. Language and cultural identityCultural identityCultural stereotypesLanguage crossing as act of identityLinguistic nationismStandard language, cultural totemLinguistic and cultural imperialismSummary7. Current issuesWho is a native speaker?Cultural authenticityCross-cultural, intercultural, multiculturalThe politics of recognitionSection 2ReadingsSection 3ReferencesSection 4Glossary

SynopsisRecent social and political changes have focused attention on the debate about the relationship between language and culture. This book offers an accessible survey of key concepts such as social context and cultural authenticity, using insights from fields which include linguistics, sociology and anthropology., This book offers an accessible survey of key language concepts such as social context and cultural authenticity, using insights from fields including linguistics, sociology, and anthropology.

LC Classification NumberP35.K73 1998