ANTH 1023 1st Edition Lecture 6Outline of Last Lecture I. CommunicationII. Language and CultureIII. Language and Social StratificationOutline of Current Lecture I. TermsII. Language in the United StatesCurrent LectureI. TermsoArtifacts (nonverbal communication): forms of body ornamentation or modification that communicate messages about individual or group identity-Tattoos, religious clothing, head coverings, etc. Shows belonging and exiting groupsoHaptics: the analysis and study of touch-Handshake, bowing, etc. -Contact v. Noncontact= status -Middle east: left handoProxemics: the study of the culture use of interpersonal space-Movie theatre, elevatoroKinesics: the study of body position, movement, facial expression, and gaze-Posture, eye contact, smilingoChronemics: the study of different ways that cultures understand time and use it to communicate-Showing up for a meeting, when someone is late for a date-Monochromic time (M-time): inflexible, people organize their lives around schedules-Polychromic time (P-Time: time is understood as being more fluid, things are notperceived as clockworkII. Language in the United Stateso"Do You Speak American?" oLanguage is becoming too casual v. language is thrivingoPrescriptivist: old school English, structured, predictable These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.oDescriptivist: casual, changing language is ok, its is a live process that will always change oWhite people taking on African American language to sound "cool"-Country rap -Iggy and BiggieoDialects are the vehicle for in-group and out-group oDialects are hard to learn, your either in or out-People tend to shed their dialect to fit in with the new groupoLanguage change constantly change, and there is always languages dying out-10,000 years ago= 15,000 languages-Today= 6,500 languages oRevitalization of languages- Whales, the language of Welsh is coming
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