ANTH 1003 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Participant Observation, International Phonetic Alphabet, Henry Creamer
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How language shapes thought-lera borditsky: sapir-whorf hypothesis, relationship between language, thought (memory), culture mutual influence, obligatory categories of language influence thought: directions, colors, plural, kinship, numbers, time, agency, etc, thought is both linguistic and non-linguistic. Lexicon-a company that invents brand names and employs linguists: blackberry, swiffer, Powerbook, dasani, pentium: not japanese creap (creamer), spanish bum (potato chips) and nova (car, creativity: trust things that are alientated, alienate things that are trusted , value-added x: kleenex, xerox, sound symbolism. Fighting for our lives-deborah tannen: the argument culture, argument, battle, war, provocative, debate taking sides, not cooperative, metaphors are normal ways of speaking they relate something familiar to something abstract. The linguists: scientist who studied the world"s languages concentrates on endangered languages, common in areas with a history of colonization where others come and take over language and practices, ex: native siberian languages. Bronislaw malinowski: bronislaw malinowski, founder of modern social anth, originally from poland, moved to england.
