{"product_id":"9781634873352","title":"A Survey of Language and Culture: Linguistic Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Communication","description":"\"Is the development of language rooted in evolution, biology, or environment? How and why does language change over time? Do language and speech change depending on social context? \u003ci\u003eA Survey of Language and Culture: Linguistic Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Communication\u003c\/i\u003e answers these and other questions through discussion of the basics of linguistic anthropology and cross-cultural communication.\u003cp\u003eThe book is a survey of language and culture from an anthropological perspective. Through nine chapters students explore everything from the actual definition of language to language acquisition, from theoretical perspectives on language development to applied linguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics include how language emerged, linguistic competence and whether it is innate or interaction-based, syntax, morphology and phonology, signal communication, folklore and sacred language, and old world versus new world languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThorough yet concise and accessible, the book discusses the relationship between language and culture in a way appropriate for undergraduate study. \u003ci\u003eA Survey of Language and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e can be used in classes in cultural anthropology, linguistics, communication studies, and multicultural or ethnic studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Findlay\u003c\/b\u003e earned his Ph.D. in the Anthropology of Education Program, University of Oregon. He has over 30 years experience teaching at the secondary and post-secondary levels, including his work with both undergraduate and graduate students at California State University, Chico and Butte College. Dr. Findlay's professional writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eHistory and Social Science Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLinguistics and Education\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIssues in Applied Linguistics\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLanguage and Communication: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e, published by ABC-CLIO\/Berkshire Publications, a division of Oxford University Press. In 2013 Dr. Findlay was named Educator of the Year by the Chico Rotary Association. He is currently a professor at Butte College where he has worked for over 20 years.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cognella Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037209247984,"sku":"9781634873352","price":83.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781634873352_p0.jpg?v=1763681514","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781634873352","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}