Linguistic Anthropology
Code
711001012
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Antropologia
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Rui Mateus Pereira
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a)- Students should be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of linguistic concepts and correct usage of terminology in anthropology;
b)- Students should be able to evaluate linguistic anthropological texts and understand and describe the major principles, controversies, and
critiques;
c)- Students should be able to explain the role of language in creating worldview and social meanings.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. An introduction to the field of Linguistics.
2. From Saussure to Pierce: sign, symbol, system, semiotic.
3. From Troubetzkoy to Jakobson: phonetics and phonology, sound and meaning.
4. Vendryes, Dumézil, Benveniste: the fields of Diachronic Linguistics.
5. Towards a Cognitive Anthropology: relationship between language and thought.
Bibliography
Maurice BLOCH, 2012, Anthropology and the Cognitive Challenge. New departures in anthropology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Roy G. D´ANDRADE, 2005, The Development of Cognitive Anthropology, Cambridge University Press,
Georges DUMÉZIL, 1948, L´Héritage Indo-Européen à Rome, Gallimard, Paris.
Roman JAKOBSON, 1977, Seis Lições sobre o Som e o Sentido, Moraes Ed., Lisboa.
David B. Kronenfeld et al., 2011, A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology, Wiley-Blackwell, Malden.
Claude LÉVI-STRAUSS, 1958, Anthropologie Structurale, Plon, Paris.
Charles Sanders PEIRCE, 1975, Semiótica e Filosofia, Edit. Cultrix, São Paulo.
Ferdinand de SAUSSURE, 1999, Curso de Linguística Geral, D. Quixote, Lisboa.
Nicolas S. TROUBETZKOY, 1949, Principes de Phonologie, Librairie Klincksieck, Paris.
Joseph VENDRYES, 1918, «Les correspondances de vocabulaire entre l´indo-iranien et l´italo- celtique», in Mémoires de la Société de Linguistique
de Paris.
Teaching method
One hour lecture followed by one hour tutorial class discussions devoted to the theme and central question of the lecture.
Evaluation method
Assessment of Linguistic Anthropology is based on two elements:
- written examination taken during the exam period - 70%;
- continuous assessment (attendance to lectures and participation in class discussions) - 30%.