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    Linguistic anthropology is the holistic study of language in terms of culture. Traditionally, it was concerned with non-Western language and culture. Today, the field embraces the anthropological study of language in all societies.

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    Society for Linguistic Anthropology

    A special section of the American Anthropological Association. Organizational information and list of contents of the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology.
    http://www.aaanet.org/sla/

    Early American Anthropological Linguistics

    Essay written by Kenneth Pike for the journal American Anthropologist. Contains reminiscences of many leading figures of this field in the early 20th century, such as Edward Sapir.
    http://www.sil.org/silewp/2001/001/SILEWP2001-001.html

    Concepts and Resources

    A site maintained by a faculty member at Emory University, with definitions of selected terms in the field and a list of available resources.
    http://www.emory.edu/COLLEGE/ANTHROPOLOGY/Linganth/

    Phonetics and Ethnolinguistics in Groningen

    Dutch university research program focusing on the phonetic effects of cultural contact. Recent projects, publications.
    http://odur.let.rug.nl/~degraaf/

    Topics in Anthropological Linguistics

    Concise treatments of various areas of concern in this field, including contact languages and the Whorf hypothesis.
    http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/cultural/language/topics_in_anthropological_lingui.html

    Linguistic and Semiotic Anthropology at the University of Toronto

    Subdivision of the Department of Anthropology. Offers a description of the field, events,and links to resources.
    http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/anthropology/linguistic.htm

    Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Michigan

    Doctoral research program focusing on combining social theory with the analysis of linguistic form. Field description, faculty list, admissions information.
    http://www.lsa.umich.edu/anthro/linguistic_anthropology/

    Michicagoan 2000: Histories and Ideologies of Linguistics

    Second annual meeting of graduate students from the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. Schedule, abstracts.
    http://www.lsa.umich.edu/anthro/linguistic_anthropology/Michicagoan%202.htm

    Publications of Daniel Moonhawk Alford

    Assorted publications and postings by this Piute thinker. Covers many aspects of the relationship of culture and language, including the legacy of Whorf and the anthropology of consciousness.
    http://www.sunflower.com/~dewatson/alfordIndex.htm

    Philadelphia Papers on Linguistic Anthropology

    Assembled papers on this topic from the 1998 meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Various document formats.
    http://www.udc.es/dep/lx/cac/aaa1998/

    Language Exploration

    Basic concepts, definition of "ethnolinguistics." From Maricopa Community College.
    http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/~reffland/anthropology/language/
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