Nurturing Language: Anthropological Linguistics in an African Context

By Gerrit J. Dimmendaal

This monograph introduces students and scholars in linguistics, anthropology, and intercultural communication to anthropological linguistics, with a special focus on Africa. Among the topics addressed are semantic fields such as kinship or colour terminology, spatial orientation, linguistic relativity and the link between language and cognition, onomastics, the ethnography of communication, interactional sociolinguistics, emotions, (im)politeness strategies, conversation analysis, and non-verbal communication.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111522725
• ISBN13: 9783111522722
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"