A Basic Course in Anthropological Linguistics (Studies in Linguistic ...
A Basic Course in Anthropological Linguistics (Studies in Linguistic ...
A Basic Course in Anthropological Linguistics (Studies in Linguistic ...
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Table of Contents<br />
Preface ........................................................................................................ ix<br />
1 L<strong>in</strong>guistic Method ............................................................................... 1<br />
Prelim<strong>in</strong>ary Remarks ............................................................................. 1<br />
The Scientific Approach to Language ................................................... 2<br />
<strong>Anthropological</strong> L<strong>in</strong>guistics ................................................................... 7<br />
Language ............................................................................................... 8<br />
L<strong>in</strong>guistic Analysis ............................................................................... 10<br />
Learn<strong>in</strong>g to Speak ................................................................................ 17<br />
Conclud<strong>in</strong>g Remarks ........................................................................... 21<br />
2 The Orig<strong>in</strong> and Evolution of Language . 23<br />
Prelim<strong>in</strong>ary Remarks ........................................................................... 23<br />
Theories .............................................................................................. 24<br />
Reconstruction Techques ................................................................. 31<br />
Core Vocabularies ................................................................................ 35<br />
Language Change ................................................................................ 39<br />
Primate Language Experiments ........................................................... 41<br />
Concludmg Remarks ........................................................................... 45<br />
3 Sounds ................................................................................................ 47<br />
Prelim<strong>in</strong>ary Remarks ...........................................................................<br />
Phonetic Description ...........................................................................<br />
47<br />
48<br />
Phonological Analysis .......................................................................... 53<br />
Syllable Structure ................................................................................ 59<br />
Slips of the Tongue ............................................................................. 64<br />
Sound Symbolism ............................................................................... 64<br />
Conclud<strong>in</strong>g Remarks ........................................................................... 67