ANTH 3060 Study Guide - Linguistic Anthropology, Linguistic Relativity, Circumfix
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Anthropology= the study of humans in all times and places. Comparative= characterized by gathering and comparing information from many cultures, times, and places, often in an effort to discover possible underlying similarities and differences. Cultural relativity= the idea that differences exist among cultural systems, that different cultural systems can make as much sense as your own, and that it is possible to learn to understand different cultural systems. Ethnocentrism= not understanding different systems on their own terms, using your own cultural system to interpret other cultural systems, and believing that your own cultural system makes more sense than any other. Fieldwork= gathering info by living in another culture and learning the language from its speakers, adapting and adjusting your frames of reference so that you can understand another culture and language as an insider . Four-field tradition= training in the four traditional fields of study: archaeology, physical anth, cultural anth, and linguistic anth.
