Anthropology 1025F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Linguistic Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Historical Linguistics

• School: Western University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: Anthropology 1025F/G
• Professor: Randa Farah

Document Summary

Anthropology is the study of humankind in all times and places. Applied anthropologists: use their expertise to solve practical problems of humanity, considered a fifth field. Trace the evolutionary development of humans as biological organisms. Study physical and behavioural nature of closest primates to us. Uncover sites to find evidence f human activity. Seek to explain human behaviour by studying material culture. Uncover sites to find evidence of human activity. Study the way language is used as a resource for practicing, developing and transmitting culture. Briefly live with the people whose language they are studying. Descriptive linguists: study patterns and structure in language. Historical linguistics: study language origins, study language change, and the relationships b/w languages. Sociolinguistics: study of language in its social setting. Seek to understand the cultures that we don"t understand/ aren"t knowledgeable on. Cultural imperialism: occupation (colonies, administration (military presence, control of resources. Promotion of one nation"s values, beliefs, and behaviour above those of all.