Language in strange and familiar places : linguistic research in uncharted territories / edited by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Anne Storch, Viveka Velupillai.

Other author Aĭkhenvalʹd, A. I͡U. (Aleksandra I͡Urʹevna), editor.
Other author Storch, Anne, editor.
Other author Velupillai, Viveka, 1974- editor.
Format Book
PublicationBerlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH/De Gruyster Mouton, [2025]
Descriptionvi, 341 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Anthropological linguistics.
Anthropology--Research.
Ethnolinguistique.

SeriesAnthropological linguistics, 2701-987X ; volume 13
Contents Intro -- Contents -- Language in strange and familiar places: A short introduction -- The eternal and the ephemeral -- Language preservation in strangely familiar places: How traditional skills have helped preserve Shaetlan -- Hidden landscapes and the images of the "unseen": from north-west Amazonia to the Middle Sepik region of New Guinea -- The intersection of language, religion, identity, and scholarship: Opportunities for the revitalization of Ge'ez -- Speaking of oneself in multi-term evidential systems: From the Himalayas to Amazonia
Contents Ideological and communicative perspectives on divination amongst the people of Northern Ghana -- Beyond participants-researchers-research outsiders: food talk and the (co-)construction of knowledge in multi-sited participatory ethnography -- Making and selling Greek food in London: Migrant hospitality professionals talk about food authenticity over dinner -- Feierabendziegel: Roof tiles with celestial bodies on them, and how they are relevant for understanding experiences of contingency -- Index of authors -- Index of subjects -- Index of languages, language families, areas, and peoples
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formebook version : 9783111707754
Issued in other form9783111707501 e-book version
Issued in other form9783111707754 e-book version
ISBN9783119148825 hardcover
ISBN3119148822 hardcover
ISBNelectronic publication
Standard identifier# CIPO000234163
Standard identifier# 9783119148825

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