N. J. Enfield (University of Sydney), Jack Sidnell (University of Toronto)

Broschiertes Buch

The Concept of Action

Beschreibung

Language is key to understanding human social action. This book questions long-held and widely accepted views of how social action works, and argues for a new theory of social action based on close observation of language in social interaction across cultures. It is ideal reading for anthropologists and linguists alike.

Autor

N. J. Enfield is Professor and Chair in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. His work on language and human sociality is based on regular field work in mainland Southeast Asia, especially Laos. He has published more than a dozen books and over 100 academic articles. Among his more recent books are Relationship Thinking: Agency, Enchrony, and Human Sociality (2013), Natural Causes of Language (2014), The Utility of Meaning (2015), and The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Anthropology (Cambridge, 2014, co-edited with Paul Kockelman and Jack Sidnell).

Produktdetails

• New Departures in Anthropology
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 412g
• ISBN-13: 9780521719650
• ISBN-10: 0521719658
• Artikelnr.: 48095510