Social anthropology and the politics of language
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Social anthropology and the politics of language
(Sociological review monograph, 36)
Routledge, 1989
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Description
This volume explores the contribution being made by British-style social anthropology to research into the relationship between language and power. It uses examples from a wide international context. This book should be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists from undergraduate upwards.
Table of Contents
Include: Anthropology, language, politics Ralph Grillo , Knowing what to say: the construction of gender in linguistic practice Elizabeth Frazer and Deborah Cameron , Debating styles in a Rwandan co-operative: reflections on language, policy and gender Johan Pottier N, The politics of naming among the Giriama David Parkin , The exploitation of linguistic mis-match: towards an ethnography of customs and manners Maryon McDonald.
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