Invitations to Love provides a close examination of the dramatic shift away from arranged marriage and capture marriage toward elopement in the village of Junigau, Nepal. Laura M. Ahearn shows that young Nepalese people are applying their newly acquired literacy skills to love-letter writing, fostering a transition that involves not only a shift in marriage rituals, but also a change in how villagers conceive of their own ability to act and attribute responsibility for events. These developments have potential ramifications that extend far beyond the realm of marriage and well past the Himalayas. The love-letter correspondences examined by Ahearn also provide a deeper understanding of the social effects of literacy. While the acquisition of literary skills may open up new opportunities for some individuals, such skills can also impose new constraints, expectations, and disappointments. The increase in female literacy rates in Junigau in the 1990s made possible the emergence of new courtship practices and facilitated self-initiated marriages, but it also reinforced certain gender ideologies and undercut some avenues to social power, especially for women. Scholars, and students in such fields as anthropology, women's studies, linguistics, development studies, and South Asian studies will find this book ethnographically rich and theoretically insightful. Laura M. Ahearn is Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Rutgers University.

Invitations to Love: Literacy, Love Letters, and Social Change in Nepal

Self-Help

Ahearn, Laura M.

Relationships

University of Michigan Press

Invitations to Love provides a close examination of the dramatic shift away from arranged marriage and capture marriage toward elopement in the village of Junigau, Nepal. Laura M. Ahearn shows that young Nepalese people are applying their newly acquired literacy skills to love-letter writing, fostering a transition that involves not only a shift in marriage rituals, but also a change in how villagers conceive of their own ability to act and attribute responsibility for events. These developments have potential ramifications that extend far beyond the realm of marriage and well past the Himalayas. The love-letter correspondences examined by Ahearn also provide a deeper understanding of the social effects of literacy. While the acquisition of literary skills may open up new opportunities for some individuals, such skills can also impose new constraints, expectations, and disappointments. The increase in female literacy rates in Junigau in the 1990s made possible the emergence of new courtship practices and facilitated self-initiated marriages, but it also reinforced certain gender ideologies and undercut some avenues to social power, especially for women. Scholars, and students in such fields as anthropology, women's studies, linguistics, development studies, and South Asian studies will find this book ethnographically rich and theoretically insightful. Laura M. Ahearn is Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Rutgers University.

Univ of Michigan Pr

Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (Primers in Anthropology)

Revised and updated, the 2nd Edition of Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology presents an accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world through the contemporary theory and practice of linguistic anthropology. 
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<li>Presents a highly accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world</li> <li>Combines classic studies on language and cutting-edge contemporary scholarship and assumes no prior knowledge in linguistics or anthropology</li> <li>Features a series of updates and revisions for this new edition, including an all-new chapter on forms of nonverbal language</li> <li>Provides a unifying synthesis of current research and considers future directions for the field</li> </ul>

Wiley/Blackwell

A new, fully revised edition of this bestselling textbook in linguistic anthropology, updated to address the impacts of globalization, pandemics, and other contemporary socio-economic issues in the study of language Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology has introduced thousands of students to the engaging and compelling field of linguistic anthropology. Now in a new, fully updated and revised third edition, this bestselling textbook provides a student-friendly exploration of language as a social and cultural practice. Covering both theory and real-world practice, this clear and highly accessible textbook examines the relationship between language and social context while highlighting the advantages of an ethnographic approach to the study of language. The third edition includes a timely new chapter that investigates how technologies such as social media and online meetings have changed language. The new edition also considers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on linguistic practices, ensuring that this text will be a valuable resource for students for years to come. This insightful text: <ul> <li>Offers an engaging introduction to the field of linguistic anthropology</li> <li>Features all-new material covering contemporary technologies and global developments</li> <li>Explains how language use is studied as a form of social action</li> <li>Covers nonverbal and multimodal communication, language acquisition and socialization, the relationship between language and thought, and language endangerment and revitalization</li> <li>Explores various forms of linguistic and social communities, and discusses social and linguistic differentiation and inequality along racial, ethnic, and gender dimensions</li> </ul> Requiring no prior knowledge in linguistics or anthropology, Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, Third Edition, is the perfect textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in introductory linguistic anthropology as well as related courses in sociolinguistics, sociology, and communication.

Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, 3rd Edition: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (Primers in Anthropology)

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

Accessible and clearly written, Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology introduces readers to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world through the contemporary theory and practice of linguistic anthropology. 
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<li>A highly accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world</li> <li>Combines classic studies on language and cutting-edge contemporary scholarship and assumes no prior knowledge in linguistics or anthropology</li> <li>Provides a unifying synthesis of current research and considers future directions for the field</li> <li>Covers key topics such as: language and gender, race, and ethnicity; language acquisition and socialization in children and adults; language death and revitalization; performance; language and thought; literacy practices; and multilingualism and globalization</li> </ul>

Blackwell Pub.

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Invitations to Love: Literacy, Love Letters, and Social Change in Nepal

Invitations to Love: Literacy, Love Letters, and Social Change in Nepal

Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (Primers in Anthropology)

Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (Primers in Anthropology)

Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, 3rd Edition: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (Primers in Anthropology)

Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology