Linguistic Anthropology and Languages

Language

Source of humanity, literally shapes your brain, written, spoken, signed, preconscious action, deep symbolic power

Linguistic anthropology

Combines methods of linguistics, sociolinguistics, and cultural anthropology, came about because of Native American genocide, helps protect endangered languages

World Languages

Around 7,000 languages in use today, 6,700 of those languages are threatened, ½ languages have less than 3,000 speakers

Death of Language

Around 3,000 languages will be gone by the end of the century, ex.Yiddish, Seneca, and others with around 50 or less speakers, languages die because of trauma not globalization

Paralanguage

Anything beyond spoken word, voice effect, pitch speed, tone, etc., facial expressions, eye contact, etc. 60% of total communication, culturally specific