Lecture 10: Franz Boas and Linguistic Anthropology
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These flashcards cover key concepts related to Franz Boas and his contributions to linguistic anthropology, as well as important linguistic terminology and theories.
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Franz Boas
Considered a founding father in North American Linguistic Anthropology.
Linguistic Relativity
The idea that the structure of a language influences its speakers' worldview.
Descriptive Grammar
The approach that describes how language is actually used rather than how it should be used.
Phonology
The study of the sound system of languages.
Phonemes
Contrastive sounds in a language that can distinguish meaning.
Allophones
Context-dependent variants of a phoneme that do not change the meaning of a word.
Morphology
The study of the structure and formation of words.
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create sentences.
Semantics
The study of meaning in language.
Language Isolate
A language that has no proven genealogical relationship to other languages.
Salvage Anthropology
The practice of documenting cultures and languages that are disappearing.
Mary Haas
A student of Franz Boas who provided a first full description of the Tunica Language.
Communication
The process of transmitting messages with the intent of shaping meaning.
Recursion
A key feature of human language that allows for nested structures.
Broca's Area
The region of the brain associated with speech production and grammar.
Wernicke Area
The region of the brain important for language comprehension and word recognition.
Morpheme
The smallest unit of meaning in a language.
Syntagmatic
Rules of concatenation related to word order in language.
Paradigmatic
Rules of substitution related to word classes in language.
Dialect
A regional or social variation of a language.
Lingua Franca
A common language used for communication between speakers of different languages.
Linguistic Relativity
The concept that language influences thought and perception.
Pidgin
A simplified language that develops for communication between speakers of different native languages.
Creole
A stable, fully developed language that arises from a pidgin, often passed to the next generation.
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