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linguistic anthropology

noun

Etymology

Compound of linguistic + anthropology. Attested from the 19th century.

  1. derived from ἄνθρωπος — “human, mankind”
  2. borrowed from anthropologia
  3. compounded as linguistic anthropology — “linguistic + anthropology”

Definitions

  1. The branch of anthropology that studies language and language use.

    • Linguistic anthropology is the study of language, first in its origin, as the medium of communicating thought, emotion and volition.

The neighborhood

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