lingustic anthro

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linguistic anthropology

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study of human speech and language including the orgins of language in general as well as specific languages

Question 2

linguist can

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trace historical ties between language

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why are there 50 words for snow in Inuit

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it reflects their need to convey apecific info about the properties of frozen precipitation

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much of linguistic anthro comes from

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sapir and whorf

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sapir and whorf theorized that there was a

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relationship between language and culture

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whorf believed

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that language refrains and constraints thoughts, for example: if a language doesnt have a word for a thought or feeling its harder to explain

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sapir believed

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language is a symbolic guide to culture, for example english doesnt have a word for “respect for elders”

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sapir and whorf looked at how language

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says something about culture and also how language shapes culture

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linguistic relativity hypothesis

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a person will be more likely to perceive differences when they know words to describe the differences

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things linguistic anthropologist look at

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-how language shapes culture
-does it provide info about the beliefs and practices of a culture
-how languages change over time
-trace evolution through language

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militeristic model of health and biology

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-we have to pick our battles
-you jumped the gun
-ill bite the bullet