Language and Culture - EOLSS

UNESCO EOLSSSAMPLE CHAPTERSLINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY - Language and Culture - Elizabeth Keating Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems ( EOLSS ) Language AND Culture Elizabeth Keating Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, USA Keywords: Language , Culture , meaning, social interaction, Language ideologies, Language policies, Language and thought, power and Language , Language and status, Language and technology Contents 1. Introduction 2. Cultural Definitions of Language 3. The study of Language and Culture 4. Learning Culture and Language 5. Language and Cultural Patterns of Thought 6. Cultural Institutions and Language 7. Language , Power, Difference 8. Language and Technology 9. Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Biographical Sketch Summary Through Language we create and share with others our ways of doing things and ways of being in the world, our Culture . Language is a tremendous tool for the organization of particular realities, including a wide variety of social relationships and social systems.

The number of languages in the world is diminishing at a rapid rate with half of the current inventory of languages estimated in danger of extinction, as a result of culture contact, colonization, status and more recently globalization processes. When a language dies out there is a significant loss to the world community and to the next

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