Books by A Duranti

Documenting how in the course of acquiring language children become speakers and members of communities, The Handbook of Language Socialization is a unique reference work for an emerging and fast-moving field.

* Provides a definitive overview of the field of linguistic anthropology, comprised of original contributions by leading scholars in the field. * Constitutes an unprecedented overview of both the theoretical and methodological foundations of contemporary linguistic anthropology.

* Collection of 75 original essays written by leading scholars in linguistic anthropology. * Organized as a set of 1000--word entries, the collection provides an overview of language from an anthropological perspective> * Each entry defines a key concept and includes associated issues and recommended readings. .