Linguistic Anthropology

The book explains the relationship between language and culture from an ethnolinguistic point of view. It deals with the main directions of ethnolinguistics, its connections with other disciplines, research methods and their practical applications. It is intended primarily for students of undergraduate and graduate humanities with a focus on the study of culture or language, especially ethnology, linguistics, cultural anthropology and cultural studies. It is also accessible to lay readers with an interest in the subject. Ethnolinguistics is a multifaceted and dynamically developing field with many new concepts. Ethnolinguistic issues touch on a number of disciplines (besides linguistics, psychology, sociology, cognitive science and philosophy) and the lack of clear and good quality information therefore affects them as well. Little attention is also paid to its practical side and Czech readers are referred to hard-to-find foreign publications. Given the breadth of the field and the latest developments, it is therefore worth providing the Czech reader with a new perspective on the issues of ethnolinguistics.