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Anthropological Linguistics

by William A. Foley
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Overview

It starts from a theoretical viewpoint of both language and culture as conventionalised forms of situated practice and uses this as a unifying framework to cover the full range of topics normally treated under the rubric of language and culture.

About the Author, William A. Foley

William A. Foley is Professor of Lingusitics at the University of Sydney. He is author of Functional Syntax and Universal Grammar (with R. van Valin) and The Papuan Languages fo New Guinea, and editor of The Role of Theory in Language Description.

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Book Details

Published
June 1, 1997
Publisher
Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Pages
520
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780631151210

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The Yimas Language of New Guinea
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The Papuan Languages of New Guinea
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The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (Cambridge Language Surveys)
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The Role of Theory in Language Description
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