Items related to Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communicat...

Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communication - Softcover

 
9780199840922: Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communication
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
Chosen for their accessibility and diversity, the readings in Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communication, Second Edition, engage students in thinking about the ability to use language--perhaps the most uniquely human of all our characteristics--and how this skill relates to both classical theories of language and contemporary life. Instead of taking an ideological stance on these issues, the text presents a range of theoretical perspectives and bolsters them with pedagogical support, including chapter introductions; critical-thinking, reading, and application questions; and a comprehensive glossary. Weaving in questions of power, gender, identity, ritual, interaction, and the nature of language throughout, the second edition of Making Sense of Language is an exemplary text for courses in language and culture and linguistic anthropology.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:

Susan D. Blum is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. She has been teaching and writing about language, culture, communication, and human society for more than twenty years. Her research centers on China and the United States. Among her publications are My Word: Plagiarism and College Culture and Lies that Bind: Chinese Truth, Other Truths.
Review:

"There is no other reader that is as accessible to undergraduate students who have no prior experience studying language."--Emily McEwan-Fujita, University of Pittsburgh


"Making Sense of Language is an excellent collection of highly accessible yet intellectually challenging readings that are well contextualized by lucid and well written introductions. It addresses all of the challenges I face in teaching this course."--Amy Paugh, James Madison University


"I wish this book had been available when I first started teaching Language and Culture! It
has transformed my teaching of the course."--Robey Callahan, California State University, Fullerton


"The author has made an excellent selection, combining classics with new, cutting-edge research and mixing anthropology of far-flung peoples with studies of situations familiar to our students in the U.S." --Dorothy Wills, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona


"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Blum, Susan D.
Published by Oxford University Press (2012)
ISBN 10: 019984092X ISBN 13: 9780199840922
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldenWavesOfBooks
(Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_019984092X

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 55.94
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.00
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Blum, Susan D.
Published by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS (2012)
ISBN 10: 019984092X ISBN 13: 9780199840922
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Front Cover Books
(Denver, CO, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover019984092X

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 60.55
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.30
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Blum, Susan D.
Published by Oxford University Press (2012)
ISBN 10: 019984092X ISBN 13: 9780199840922
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldBooks
(Austin, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think019984092X

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 60.72
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.25
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Blum, Susan D.
Published by Oxford University Press (2012)
ISBN 10: 019984092X ISBN 13: 9780199840922
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Wizard Books
(Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard019984092X

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 61.54
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.50
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Published by Oxford University Press (2012)
ISBN 10: 019984092X ISBN 13: 9780199840922
New Paperback Quantity: 2
Seller:
Save With Sam
(North Miami, FL, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New!. Seller Inventory # VIB019984092X

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 68.55
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds