Explorations in the Ethnography of Speaking

Product Description
First published in 1974, this collection of classic case studies in the ethnography of speaking had a formative influence on the field. No other volume has so successfully provided a broad, cross-cultural survey of the use, role, and function of language and speech in everyday life. The essays deal with: traditional societies in Native North, Middle, and South America, Africa, and Oceania; English, French, and Yiddish speaking communities in Europe and North America; Afro-American communities in North America and the Caribbean. Now reissued, the collection includes a major new Introduction by the editors that traces the subsequent development of the ethnography of speaking and indicates directions for further research.
Book Description
Classic case studies span traditional societies in Native North, Middle and South America, Africa, and Oceania; English, French and Yiddish speaking communities in Europe and North America; Afro-American communities in North America and the Caribbean.
About the Author
Richard Bauman is Distinguished Professor of Communication and Culture, Folklore, and Anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington.

JOEL SHERZER is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Linguistics at University of Texas at Austin.