Ethnosyntax: Explorations in Grammar and Culture

by N.J. Enfield (Editor)

Meanings of cultural importance are found not only in words but also in the very grammar of a language. This exciting collection presents eleven original studies of the relationship between grammar, culture, and cognition, with data from languages and cultures from around the world. Contributors discuss a wide variety of grammatical phenomena. This book shows that the study of culture can help to understand how and why languages differ in the ways they do.

Genres: Linguistics, Language

340 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002