Linguistic anthropology

make you want to talk. Some people cause you to talk out of nervousness and need to impress them, while others have such a personality that you talk because you feel the ease in their attention and understanding. Ellen Zimmerman, a professor in Anthropology at Framingham State University, makes me want to tell her my life story, and then turn around and listen to hers. The first day I met Zimmerman she was talking to me and my fellow classmates at our accepted student’s day. I made it a point to…

In Mead’s ethnography, she has extensive and intensive research which she thoroughly explained. She not only explained her research, but also why she did her research and why each photographic plate was selected for analysis. With full disclosure there is a mention of photographs that were believed to be staged. In an effort to be completely transparent there is much explanation given to the selection of the photographs, retouching of photographs, notes taken and even how the frames were…

Social Experiment: Good or Bad News First? Anthropology is the study of humankind and it is important to understand. As we studied anthropology in geography class over this year, doing a social experiment is extremely beneficial for us because we can learn more about anthropology through our own experiences. The four main parts that anthropologists study are cultural, biological, linguistic and archaeology. My experiment is one of cultural anthropology. My question is: If someone tells you…

Rhetorical Analysis Introduction What is a rhetorical analysis and why is it important to understand the meaning of this term? ‘Rhetoric’ is the art of persuasion through language in any subject, which could be implemented by speaking and writing. ‘Analysis’ is the processing of breaks the whole concept into smaller pieces and then examining how these parts fit together into one compelling idea. Therefore, if we refer to our case as student in LLD100A class, rhetorical analysis is the ability…

right to life, freedom from torture, etc. There are fine lines filled with tension intertwining all three of these topics within anthropology. The article “Suite for Ebony and Phonetics” published in Discover…

In many of the anthropology pieces that have been read and critiqued in class, the topic of language usually comes up in a way to praise or reject that claims that are being made. Anthropologist must constantly be aware of their word choices because they have the power to change the whole connotation of their findings when language is used a certain way, omitted, or modified in translation. One of the first pieces that this discussion of language came up in was in the piece Righteous Dopefiend…

Anastasiya Trachenko Professor Postero 20 October 2015 Key Terms: 1. Mortal neglect refers to the idea of neglecting a child until death strikes. In Brazil’s culture, it was actually accepted to neglect the needs of one’s baby if the child were to be born ill and weak. As shocking as it may sound to someone coming from our culture, it was thought of to be God’s plan for the mother to neglect the child in order to help it pass away. The ill babies are seen as angels who want to die so the mother…

of critique for these concepts. Around this time scholars began what has now become a tradition in the discipline, which is that of introspection and reflection on anthropological methods and theory itself. A greater attention to the nature of anthropology and a critical eye towards its practices was being established at this time. This introspection led to a multitude of traditionally accepted…

The mistreatment of foreign cultural viewpoints is a constant in the history of the United States. It begins with the relation of magic, science, and religion within the American cultural viewpoint. Within this are specific ideas of what each of these terms mean. For instance, science is seen as an empirical study, something that has supporting evidence and is therefore accepted as truth. Secondly, religion is seen as a group of individuals practicing a belief. Although the United States was…

Sociology: Marriages and Families Final Term Paper Due: April 28, 2011 THU Interdependence and Relationships Chapter Five When you look back at your relationships in the past and when you look at the way you were when you were in those relationships, were you the same? Or did you see yourself change? When someone is in a relationship, I believe, they become different than who they really are. Being in love has such a strong influence on the people, sometimes they get lost. I…