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Anthropology Concepts

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1. The study of how languages change over time.






2. A book written about a single culture or way of life - a product of your field work






3. Changing from one mode of speech to another as the situation demands - whether from one language to another or from one dialect of a language to another






4. Written accounts of other observers






5. The scientific study of a spoken language - including its phonology - morphology - lexicon - and syntax.






6. Sentence - grammatical structure - (Chomsky) refers to how meaning is created through word order in a sentence or phrase.






7. Father of Linguistic Anthropology 1887-1913. Led to diachronic (thru time) and synchronic (how it is used today) studies of language in the early 20th century.






8. Grammatical unit that cannot stand alone






9. Focuses on how societies use culture to adapt to particular ecological settings






10. In language - the smallest unit that carries meaning - free and bound






11. Clifford Geertz - the view that cultures can be understood by studying what people think about - their ideas - and the meaning that are important to them - focuses on using humanistic methods - such as those found in the analysis of literature - to






12. Clifford Geertz - the view that cultures can be understood by studying what people think about - their ideas - and the meaning that are important to them - focuses on using humanistic methods - such as those found in the analysis of literature - to






13. Community of individuals who regularly interact verbally with one another (Dell Hymes)






14. How variations in the beliefs and behaviors of different human groups are shaped by culture






15. Bronislaw Molinowski -physiological functionalism - cultural traits that meet the basic human needs of the individual - AR Radcliffe Brown - structural functionalism - cultural traits maintain the stability of the society






16. In language - the smallest unit that carries meaning - free and bound






17. Feelings of confusion - distress - and sometimes depression that can result from the psychological stress caused by the strain of rapidly adjusting to an alien culture






18. The study of humanity in all possible ways. scientific and holistic






19. Enthographic Authority -- why should we believe what anthropologist is telling us - Representation - how experiences are translated for others






20. Strongly held ideas and identities attached of a particular language






21. Grammatical unit that can stand alone






22. How variations in the beliefs and behaviors of different human groups are shaped by culture






23. The notion that a persons language shapes her or his perception and view of the world - language determines culture






24. Father of Linguistic Anthropology 1887-1913. Led to diachronic (thru time) and synchronic (how it is used today) studies of language in the early 20th century.






25. Focuses on how societies use culture to adapt to particular ecological settings






26. A single language dominates - but elements of another language are intertwined (code mixing)






27. Analyzing the relationship between culture - thought - and language






28. Grammatical unit that can stand alone






29. Ethnohistorical Research - written accounts of other observers - Ethnology - data - Enthographic fieldwork - going somewhere - working and living w/ people - immerse yourself






30. The notion that whatever other people do is probably acceptable if they have their owns reasons for doing it






31. Set of learned behaviors and ideas that are acquired by people living in a society.






32. Bronislaw Molinowski -physiological functionalism - cultural traits that meet the basic human needs of the individual - AR Radcliffe Brown - structural functionalism - cultural traits maintain the stability of the society






33. The study of speech sounds






34. First attempt at anthropology - don't go anywhere. Sir James Frazer.






35. The study of language in relation to its sociocultural context - social - political - economic






36. Culture everywhere evolves through a sequence of stages - savagery - barbarianism - civilized - LOUIS HENRY MORGAN






37. Struggle to keep a language pure






38. The study of two or more ways of life - comparative






39. The study of the sound system of language






40. The notion that whatever other people do is probably acceptable if they have their owns reasons for doing it






41. Sentence - grammatical structure - (Chomsky) refers to how meaning is created through word order in a sentence or phrase.






42. All knowledge shared by those who are able to speak and understand language.






43. Changing from one mode of speech to another as the situation demands - whether from one language to another or from one dialect of a language to another






44. Re-examined the role of women in society. roles and behaviors of observer can profoundly effect data and analysis. women can get more info from a women than a man can






45. The study of how languages change over time.






46. Set of learned behaviors and ideas that are acquired by people living in a society.






47. Community of individuals who regularly interact verbally with one another (Dell Hymes)






48. Deals with the study of language in a cultural context






49. The smallest units of sound in a language that are distinctive for speakers of the language






50. Boas; the view that individual cultures must be studied and described in their own terms and understood within their own historical context. FRANK BOAS







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