{"product_id":"languages-in-the-world-how-history-culture-and-politics-shape-language-paperback","title":"Languages in the World: How History, Culture, and Politics Shape Language - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Tetel Andresen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhillip M. Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world's languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBalances linguistic analysis with socio-historical and political context, offering a cohesive picture of the relationship between language and society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of language by drawing not only on the diverse fields of linguistics (structural, linguist anthropology, historical, sociolinguistics), but also on history, biology, genetics, sociology, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes nine detailed language profiles on Kurdish, Arabic, Tibetan, Hawaiian, Vietnamese, Tamil, !Xóõ (Taa), Mongolian, and Quiché\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA companion website offers a host of supplementary materials including, sound files, further exercises, and detailed introductory information for students new to linguistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding detailed linguistic analysis of an array of languages, coupled with sociological, historical, and biological insight, \u003ci\u003eLanguages in the World\u003c\/i\u003e provides a uniquely interdisciplinary account of the evolution of language over the past 200,000 years. Tetel Andresen and Carter expertly illustrate the reciprocal nature of the relationship between language and society by balancing detailed discussion of the structure and distribution of specific languages with engaging personal and political narratives. Exercises and questions for further discussion are included at the end of each chapter and a companion website features sound files and a host of additional supplementary material.\u003c\/p\u003e From the role of Sanskrit in philology to a detailed analysis of the effects of globalization on world language, this innovative new bookwill be an essential tool for anyone interested in better understanding how language has evolved and where it is going.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Tetel Andresen\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and former Chair of Linguistic at Duke University. A linguistic historiographer focusing on French, German, British, and American theories of language from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries, she is the author of \u003ci\u003eLinguistics and Evolution: A Developmental Approach\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and \u003ci\u003eLinguistics in America 1769-1924: A Critical History\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhillip M. Carter\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of English and Linguistics at Florida International University. Specializing in immigrant and ethnolinguistic minority communities in the Unites States, his work on the language varieties and cultural practices of U.S. Latinos has been published in leading journals, including \u003ci\u003eLanguage in Society\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnglish Worldwide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Sociolinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Speech\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLanguage in Linguistics Compass\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.5 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47474861834418,"sku":"9781118531280","price":89.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b7bc13307a54f2b4d5a0ba7a7a70ea17.webp?v=1779160647","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/languages-in-the-world-how-history-culture-and-politics-shape-language-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}