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Cultural Anthropology Linguistic Anthropology

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What is Linguistic Anthropology Linguistic anthropologists study the variation in human languages, the roots of human languages, and the role of language in shaping human thought and behavior. It is a subfield of cultural anthropology Main areas of study: – – – How language is used Relationship between language and culture How humans acquire language A Linguistic Anthropologist would look at: – Verbal language – Non-verbal language

Questions of a Linguistic Anthropologist – Are all human languages of equal complexity? Are some languages harder to learn than others? – How did language originate? – Are all the languages of the world related to one another? – Why is it so hard to speak a foreign language without an accent? – Does language shape thought or vice versa?

How Language Changes and Spreads How is language acquired – There are 150 sounds in world language Babies can detect all of them We lose the ability to detect that as we get older – Babies learn language through emersion in the language – Socialization Language diffusion – Language can change through contact with other culture groups – Language can be invented (Swahili) – Language can change through migration

Gender and Non-Verbal Signals Females – Claim less territory as their own – Stand closer to each other in conversation – Use more eye contact than men – Use more facial expression and are generally more outwardly expressive – More likely to return a smile when smiled at. In General Women smile more Males – More likely to have a room at home (den, workshop, office) that is off limits – Maintain greater distance from each other – Use less eye contact than women – Reveal less emotion through facial expressions than women – Less likely to return a smile. In general, men smile less than women

Gender and Non-Verbal Signals Females – Take up less space - Women hold legs more together and keep arms close to body – Stand farther from people who speak loudly – Women use fewer gestures. Women use more gestures with men than with women. Women use more gestures when seeking approval. – Cross legs at the knees or cross ankles with knees slightly apart. – More likely to play with hair or clothing, and place hands in their laps Males – Men tend to have legs apart at 1015 degree angle and hold arms 510 degrees away from body. – Men maintain the same distance whether people speak loudly or normally. – Men use more gestures than women in general social situations. Men use about the same amount of gestures with men or women. – Men tend to set with legs apart or stretched out in front and ankles crossed. – More likely to use sweeping arm and hand gestures.

Gender and Non-Verbal Signals Females – Women do not necessarily interpret a man’s touch as a sexual invitation. – More likely to keep hands on arms of a chair. Males – Men often interpret a woman’s touch as a form of sexual communication. – Men rarely keep hands on the arms of chairs.

Gender and Non-Verbal Signals Question – Situation 1: A man and a woman sit next to each other on an airplane. Which most often uses the armrest in the middle? Answer – In a study of 426 malefemale pairs, 284 men claimed the armrest and only 57 women claimed it.

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