Anthro 104 Lecture 11
The Speech Act “Sandwich
Locutionary Act
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An Act of saying something to someone
Illocutionary Act
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Doing something by saying something to someone
Perlocutionary Act
- Bringing about effects by saying something to someone
Shaping Context With Language
Language is not only there to represent the world, but also to put speakers, listeners,
objects, and events into a situation, a context.
Speech Communities
Difference and Inequality
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Not everyone in a speech community may use the same
range of speech resources (stigma, privilege)
Different categories of speakers and hearers.
Diversion of Linguistic Labor
Boundaries and Linguistic Language
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Language spoken in a way to maintain
insider-outsider relationships
Linguistic Economy
Exchange of authoritative words (for cash?)
Copyrights, contracts, certifications
Praise Economy (gifts for praise)
Wolof (W.Africa) praise politics (reputation)
Mambi (Indonesia) praise politics
Forms of Linguistic Pluralism
Codeswitching
Bilingualism and Multilingualism
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- Fall '08
- BOWIE
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