title: Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader, 2nd Edition (Blackwell Anthologies in Social & Cultural Anthropology)
author:  Alessandro Duranti 
description: "Alessandro Duranti has succeeded in compiling an excellent readerthat many instructors and students will find useful as anintroduction to key works in linguistic anthropology. Leaders inthe theory and practice of contemporary linguistic anthropology arewell represented, and all of the articles are excellent; indeed,most are recognized as contemporary "classics" in the field. Thisreader is an excellent addition to the growing library of readersin linguistic anthropology and a valuable new resource for bothstudents and teachers." (<i>Current Anthropology</i> [from1<sup>st</sup> edition])
zlib_text: A Companion to 
  Urban 
  Anthropology
  
  The Blackwell Companions to Anthropology offers a series of comprehensive synthe-
  ses of the traditional subdisciplines, primary subjects, and geographic areas of 
  inquiry for the field. Taken together, the series represents both a contemporary 
  survey of anthropology and a cutting-edge guide to the emerging research and 
  intellectual trends in the field as a whole.
  1. A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology, edited by Alessandro Duranti
  2. A Companion to the Anthropology of Politics, edited by David Nugent and 
  Joan Vincent
  3. A Companion to the Anthropology of American Indians, edited by Thomas 
  Biolsi
  4. A Companion to Psychological Anthropology, edited by Conerly Casey and 
  Robert B. Edgerton
  5. A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan, edited by Jennifer Robertson
  6. A Companion to Latin American Anthropology, edited by Deborah Poole
  7. A Companion to Biological Anthropology, edited by Clark Larsen (hardback 
  only)
  8. A Companion to the Anthropo