"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? A Survey of Language and Culture: Linguistic Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Communication answers these and other questions through discussion of the basics of linguistic anthropology and cross-cultural communication.
The 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...