Linguistic anthropology (not to be confused with anthropological linguistics) seeks to understand the processes of human communications, verbal and non-verbal, variation in language across time and space, the social uses of language, and the relationship between language and culture.
lɪŋɡwˈɪstɪk ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi nˌɑːt təbi kənfjˈuːzd wɪð ˌænθɹəpəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl lɪŋɡwˈɪstɪks sˈiːks tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðə pɹˈɑːsɛsᵻz ʌv hjˈuːmən kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz, vˈɜːbəl ænd nˈɑːnvˈɜːbəl, vˌɛɹɪˈeɪʃən ɪn lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ əkɹˌɑːs tˈaɪm ænd spˈeɪs, ðə sˈoʊʃəl jˈuːsᵻz ʌv lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, ænd ðə ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp bᵻtwˌiːn lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ænd kˈʌltʃɚ.