Linguistic Anthropology
本课程探讨语言与文化的关系，研究语言如何塑造社会生活和文化认同。内容包括语言人类学的基本理论、语言相对论、语言与身份建构、语言与权力、言语民族志、语言消亡与语言复兴等议题。学生将学习如何运用语言学方法和人类学视角分析日常话语实践，理解语言在文化传承、社会分层和身份政治中的重要作用。
This course explores the relationship between language and culture, examining how language shapes social life and cultural identity. Topics include fundamental theories of linguistic anthropology, linguistic relativity, language and identity construction, language and power, ethnography of speaking, language endangerment and revitalization. Students learn to apply linguistic methods and anthropological perspectives to analyze everyday discourse practices.
选择一个特定的言语社区或言语事件（如课堂讨论、市场交易、仪式演说、网络交流等），进行参与观察和话语录音收集。运用语言人类学的理论框架，对收集到的语料进行话语分析，探讨语言使用如何反映和建构社会关系、文化价值观和身份认同。提交一份4000字的研究报告。
Select a specific speech community or speech event (classroom discussion, market transactions, ritual oratory, online communication, etc.) and conduct participant observation and discourse recording. Apply linguistic anthropology theoretical frameworks to analyze the collected data, exploring how language use reflects and constructs social relations, cultural values, and identity. Submit a 4000-word research report.