ANTH 217 Lecture 8: anth reading- Ochs and Schieffelin
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Every social relationship is associated with a set of behaviours. Arguing that the childrens lang is constructed in socially appropriate and culturally meaning ways, through a complex system of norms and expectations language acquisition and socialization. Purpose: to find the ways that language plays in the acquisition and transmission of socio-cultural knowledge. Relationship between communication and culture from the perspective of acquisition of language. It"s deeply affected by the process of becoming a competent member of society (and is done so, largely by language socialization through language. Ex. language used to children vs. language used by children. Nurture- caregiver simplifies and enunciates more when speaking to children. Mother can take on the role of both speakers (basically talking to herself) A way to see the cultural principles at work in our own society is to examine the ways in which. Language is what give meaning? other societies are organized in terms of social interaction.
