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Explorations in the Ethnography of Speaking

Explorations in the Ethnography of Speaking( )
Editor: Bauman, Richard
Sherzer, Joel
Series title:Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language Ser.
ISBN:978-0-511-61181-0
Publication Date:Jun 2012
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Digital download and online
List Price:AUD $270.00
Book Description:

This collection of classic case studies in ethnography provides a broad, cross-cultural survey of the use, role and function of language and speech in social life. Scholars and students whose backgrounds may be in literature, speech communication, performance studies or ethnomusicology will equally welcome this edition.

Author Biography
(Editor)
Joel Sherzer is professor of Anthropology and Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin. He has been carrying out research among the Kuna Indians since 1970. He has written <I>Verbal Art in San Blas: Kuna culture through its discourse</I>, as well as numerous articles dealing with Kuna language, culture, society, and literature.



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