Linguistic anthropology, one of the four classic subfields of anthropology, seeks to analyze culture and society ethnographically and theoretically as they emerge through language and discourse. This ...

Language is a fundamental property of being human. Linguistics, the study of human language, is one of the four branches of anthropology. Linguistic anthropology explores the dynamic ...

The Linguistic Anthropology Research Lab (LARL) works on a range of topics that are at the forefront of linguistic anthropological research. Research conducted focuses primarily on understanding ...

In the first half of the course, students will be introduced to some key concepts in semiotic and linguistic anthropology and their place in the long tradition of thinking about language in ...