ANT 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Language Change, Paleopathology, Sociolinguistics
10 Dec 2020
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Applied anthropology or practising anthropology or practical anthropology: the use of anthropological knowledge to prevent or solve problems or to shape and achieve policy goals. Archaeology studying the life ways of past cultures by examining material remains. Reveal how long it takes for contemporary goods to decompose. Paper = major culprit filling up landfills because of quantity. In the past, differences among humans perceived as racial . Race used to refer to social categories defined on basis of external physical features: not scientifically valid categories, lacked internal consistency & clear. Racism is still recognized today by anthropologists boundaries. Linguistic anthropology study of communication, mainly (but not exclusively) human languages. Linguistic anthro is essential to cultural anthro since language is the primary means for transmitting culture. Cultural anthropology study of contemporary people and their cultures. Considers variations and similarities across cultures, and how cultures change over time.
