Language, culture, and communication (5th ed )
Auteur : BONVILLAIN Nancy
Preface ix
1 Introduction 1
References 6
2 The Form of the Message 7
Phonology: The Sounds of Language 7
Phonetics 7
Phonemic Analysis 13
Prosodic Features 15
Morphological: The Structure of Words 17
Morphological Analysis 17
Morphological Typologies 19
Grammatical Concepts 20
Syntax: The Structure of Sentences 23
Semantics: The Analysis of Meaning 27
Manual Language 29
Formation of Signs 29
ASL Vocabulary and Grammar 31
Nonverbal Communication 34
Nonverbal Actions 34
The Meaning of Silence 39
Summary 41
References 41
3 Language and Cultural Meaning 43
Foundations of Linguistic Anthropology 44
A Contemporary Comment 47
Reexamination of Linguistic Relativity 48
Lexical and Cultural Categories 51
Domains 51
Lexical Components 52
Lexical Classifications 54
Ethnoscience 56
Universal Processes: Color Terms 57
Focal Meaning and Prototypes 59
Concepts of Space and Location 60
Cultural Presupposition 65
Extended and Transferred Meaning 68
Metaphor and Metonymy 68
Metaphors of Kinship 70
Metaphors of the Body 72
Summary 76
References 76
4 Contextual Components: Outline of an Ethnography
of Communication 79
Ethnography of Communication 79
Settings 82
Participants 83
Terms of Address 84
Pronouns 86
Kinship Terms 88
Honorifics 89
Topics and Goals 92
Speech Acts 94
Narratives 96
Routines 106
Greetings 107
Apologies 109
Summary 111
References 112
5 Communicative Interactions 114
Structural Properties of Conversation 114
Conversational Postulates 119
Directives 122
Directives and Responses in Context 126
Telephone Conversation 127
Politeness 133
Theories of Politeness 133
Politeness in Japanese 140
Summary 143
References 144
6 Societal Segmentation and Linguistic Variation:
Class and Race 146
Social Stratification 147
Caste 147
Class 148
Class and Network 149
New York City150
Norwich, England156
Parisand Rouen, France 157
Maaseik, Belgium159
Class-Based Codes 161
Race 164
African-American English in the United States 164
The Structure of African-American Vernacular English 165
Settings and Contexts 169
The Ebonics Controversy 177
Afro-Caribbean Speakers in Great Britain 179
Summary 183
References 184
7 Language and Gender: English and English Speakers 186
Pronunciation 188
Phonological Variants 188
Intonation 193
Grammatical Variants 194
Choices of Vocabulary 198
Gender-Related Convers
Date de parution : 10-2007
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