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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This work presents Sapir's most comprehensive statement on the
concepts of culture, on method and theory in anthropology and other
social sciences, on personality organization, and on the
individual's place in culture and society. Extensive discussions on
the role of language and other symbolic systems in culture,
ethnographic method, and social interaction are also included.
Ethnographic and linguistic examples are drawn from Sapir's
fieldwork among native North Americans and from European and
American society as well. Edward Sapir (1884-1939), one of this
century's leading figures in American anthropology and linguistics,
planned to publish a major theoretical state - ment on culture and
psychology. He developed his ideas in a course of lectures
presented at Yale University in the 1930s, which attracted a wide
audience from many social science disciplines. Unfortunately, he
died before the book he had contracted to publish could be
realized. Like de Saussure's Cours de Linguistique Generale before
it, this work has been reconstructed from student notes, in this
case twentytwo sets, as well as from Sapir's manuscript materials.
Judith Irvine's meticulous reconstruction makes Sapir's compelling
ideas - of surprisingly contemporary resonance - available for the
first time.
1921. This little book aims to give a certain perspective on the
subject of language rather than to assemble facts about it. It has
little to say of the ultimate psychological basis of speech and
gives only enough of the actual descriptive or historical facts of
particular languages to illustrate principles. Its main purpose is
to show what I conceive language to be, what is its variability in
place and time, and what are its relations to other fundamental
human interests-the problem of thought, the nature of the
historical process, race, culture, art. Contents: Language Define;
The Elements of Speech; The Sounds of Language; Form in Language;
Grammatical Processes; Form in Language; Grammatical Concepts;
Types of Linguistic Structure; Language as a Historical Product:
Drift; Language as a Historical Product: Phonetic Law; How
Languages Influence Each Other; Language, Race and Culture; and
Language and Literature.
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
With a simplicity as disarming as it is frank, Left Handed tells of
his birth in the spring of 1868 "when the cottonwood leaves were
about the size of [his] thumbnail," of family chores such as
guarding the sheep near the hogan, and of his sexual awakening. As
he grows older, his account turns to life in the open: nomadic
cattle-raising, farming, trading, communal enterprises, tribal
dances and ceremonies, lovemaking, and marriage. As Left Handed
grows in understanding and stature, the accumulated wisdom of his
people is revealed to him. He learns the Navajo lifeway, which is
founded on the principles of honesty, foresightedness, and
self-discipline. The style of the narrative is almost biblical in
its rhythms, but biblical, too, in many respects, is the
traditional way of life it recounts.
An expert, accessible study, this book asks and answers fundamental
questions about how language works, its regional variations, and
its cultural and historical roles. The author relates linguistic
issues to a broad spectrum of other areas, including the part
played by language in the nature of thought and in artistic
expression. No finer introduction to the subject exists, and this
work's direct style and thought-provoking topics extend its appeal
beyond the classroom.
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